daring
/ˈdɛɚ.ɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
daring is spelled D-A-R-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, daring means “Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in daring?
| Letters | 6: D-A-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 daring?
Daring appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th 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 daring?
- UK /ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/
- US /ˈdɛɚ.ɪŋ/
- US /ˈdɛɹɪŋ/
Daring 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-inlandnorth-daring.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with daring?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as daring from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹɪŋ/):
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 daring
- more daring comparative
- most daring superlative
- darings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does daring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
- 2
Courageous or showing bravery; doughty.
- 3
Racy; sexually provocative.
noun
- 1
Boldness.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of dare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Daring in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | audacieux, hardi, osé , courageux , audace, hardiesse |
| German | mutig , Wagemut, Kühnheit |
| Portuguese | audacioso, audaz, arrojado, atrevido |
| Spanish | osado, atrevido , denodado , atrevimiento, audacia, osadía |
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.