blighting
/ˈblaɪtɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
blighting is spelled B-L-I-G-H-T-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, blighting means “Damned; pesky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in blighting?
| Letters | 9: B-L-I-G-H-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 blighting?
Blighting appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 blighting?
- /ˈblaɪtɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of blighting
- blightings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blighting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKslangDamned; pesky.
noun
- 1
The act by which something is blighted.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of blight
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).