affecting
af·fect·ing/əˈfɛktɪŋ/adjective, verb
affecting is spelled A-F-F-E-C-T-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables (af·fect·ing). It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, affecting means “Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in affecting?
| Letters | 9: A-F-F-E-C-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: af·fect·ing |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,347th 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 affecting?
Affecting appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th 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 affecting?
- /əˈfɛktɪŋ/
Affecting has 3 syllables, split af·fect·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-affecting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of affecting
- more affecting comparative
- most affecting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does affecting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of affect
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Affecting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense producing strong emotions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | conmovedor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.