accusing
/əˈkjuːzɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
accusing is spelled A-C-C-U-S-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, accusing means “Accusatory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in accusing?
| Letters | 8: A-C-C-U-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is accusing?
Accusing appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 accusing?
- /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/
Accusing has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-accusing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of accusing
- more accusing comparative
- most accusing superlative
- accusings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accusing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Accusatory.
noun
- 1
Accusation.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of accuse
For quotations using this term, see Citations:accusing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).