alluring
/əˈlʊɹɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
alluring is spelled A-L-L-U-R-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, alluring means “Having the power to allure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in alluring?
| Letters | 8: A-L-L-U-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th 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 alluring?
Alluring appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 alluring?
- US /əˈlʊɹɪŋ/
- US /əˈlɝɪŋ/
- UK /əˈlʊəɹɪŋ/
Alluring 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)-Persent101-alluring.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of alluring
- more alluring comparative
- most alluring superlative
- allurings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alluring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the power to allure.
noun
- 1
The act or habit of enticing or attracting in order to seek a benefit or advantage.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of allure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alluring in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having to power to allure:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | séduisant, attirant |
| German | verführerisch, verlockend |
| Portuguese | encantador |
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.
Where does alluring come from?
By surface analysis, allure + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).