blessing
/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/noun, verb
blessing is spelled B-L-E-S-S-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blessing means “Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blessing is blessings.
How many letters and syllables are in blessing?
| Letters | 8: B-L-E-S-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,456th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is blessing?
Blessing appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th 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 blessing?
- /ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/
Blessing has 2 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-blessing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with blessing?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as blessing.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: glibness.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of blessing
- blessings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blessing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
- 2
A pronouncement invoking divine aid.
- 3
Good fortune.
He was given blessings hoping he would pass his final exam.
- 4
A modern pagan ceremony.
- 5
The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
We will not proceed without the executive director's blessing.
- 6
Something someone is glad of.
After two weeks of sun, last night's rainfall was a blessing.
- 7
A prayer before a meal; grace.
- 8
A group of unicorns.
Then a blessing of unicorns charged into the studio, and I was carried away to be re-educated.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bless
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blessing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bénédiction, grâce , troupeau, harde |
| German | Segen, Segnung , Segnen |
| Portuguese | bênção , benzimento, bendição |
| Spanish | bendición |
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 blessing come from?
From Middle English blessinge, blessynge, from Old English blētsung, blēdsung (“a blessing”), equivalent to bless + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).