bemusing
/bɪˈmjuːzɪŋ/adjective, verb
bemusing is spelled B-E-M-U-S-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bemusing means “Wryly perplexing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bemusing?
| Letters | 8: B-E-M-U-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 bemusing?
Bemusing appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 bemusing?
- /bɪˈmjuːzɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bemusing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bemusing
- more bemusing comparative
- most bemusing superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bemusing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Wryly perplexing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bemuse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).