burgeoning
/ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
burgeoning is a noun meaning “The act of budding or sprouting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled B-U-R-G-E-O-N-I-N-G and has 3 syllables, and it appears 1.3 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of burgeoning is burgeonings.
What does burgeoning mean?
noun
- 1
The act of budding or sprouting.
- 2
A bud or branch.
- 3
A new growth or expansion of something.
adjective
- 1
That buds, grows or expands; developing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of burgeon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce burgeoning?
- UK /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/
- US /ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/
Burgeoning 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). Recordings: En-us-burgeoning.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of burgeoning
- burgeonings plural
- more burgeoning comparative
- most burgeoning superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is burgeoning?
Burgeoning appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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).
Burgeoning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Knospen, Sprießen , aufkeimend, sprießend, expandierend, boomend |
| Spanish | nacimiento , crecimiento |
| Portuguese | broto |
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.