beguiling
noun, adjective, verb
beguiling is spelled B-E-G-U-I-L-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, beguiling means “A beguilement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of beguiling is beguilings.
How many letters and syllables are in beguiling?
| Letters | 9: B-E-G-U-I-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 beguiling?
Beguiling appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 beguiling?
Beguiling 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).
Forms of beguiling
- beguilings plural
- more beguiling comparative
- most beguiling superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beguiling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A beguilement.
adjective
- 1
That beguiles or beguile.
a beguiling look
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of beguile
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Beguiling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that beguiles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | séduisant |
| German | betörend, verführerisch |
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.