amusing
/əˈmjuːzɪŋ/adjective, verb
amusing is spelled A-M-U-S-I-N-G: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, amusing means “Entertaining” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amusing?
| Letters | 7: A-M-U-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th 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 amusing?
Amusing appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th 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 amusing?
- /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
Amusing 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: En-us-amusing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of amusing
- more amusing comparative
- amusinger comparative
- most amusing superlative
- amusingest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amusing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Entertaining.
The film has some amusing moments, but it is unlikely to make you laugh out loud.
- 2
Funny, hilarious.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of amuse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amusing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amusant, divertissant , drôle |
| German | amüsant, vergnüglich, lustig |
| Portuguese | divertido , engraçado |
| Spanish | divertido, entretenido, desopilante, ameno, divirtiente , gracioso |
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 amusing come from?
By surface analysis, amuse + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).