acclaiming
ac·claim·ing/əˈkleɪmɪŋ/adjective, verb
acclaiming is spelled A-C-C-L-A-I-M-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables (ac·claim·ing). It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, acclaiming means “That acclaims; applauding, welcoming enthusiastically” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in acclaiming?
| Letters | 10: A-C-C-L-A-I-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ac·claim·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is acclaiming?
Acclaiming appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce acclaiming?
- US /əˈkleɪmɪŋ/
Acclaiming has 3 syllables, split ac·claim·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of acclaiming
- more acclaiming comparative
- most acclaiming superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acclaiming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That acclaims; applauding, welcoming enthusiastically.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of acclaim
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does acclaiming come from?
From acclaim + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).