bewitching
/bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/noun, adjective
bewitching is spelled B-E-W-I-T-C-H-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bewitching means “The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bewitching is bewitchings.
How many letters and syllables are in bewitching?
| Letters | 10: B-E-W-I-T-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 bewitching?
Bewitching appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 bewitching?
- /bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bewitching.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bewitching
- bewitchings plural
- more bewitching comparative
- most bewitching superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bewitching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
adjective
- 1
Enchanting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bewitching in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | envoûtement, envoutement |
| German | bezaubernd |
| Portuguese | encantador, sedutor, atraente , encanto, encantamento, sedução |
| Spanish | hechicero |
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 bewitching come from?
From bewitch + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).