adulting
a·dult·ingnoun, verb
adulting is spelled A-D-U-L-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables (a·dult·ing). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adulting means “Activities typically associated with adulthood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adulting?
| Letters | 8: A-D-U-L-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: a·dult·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 adulting?
Adulting appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 adulting?
- Australia
Adulting has 3 syllables, split a·dult·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-adulting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does adulting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangActivities typically associated with adulthood.
- 2
nonstandardAdultery.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of adult
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does adulting come from?
From adult + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).