demanding
/dəˈmændɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
demanding is spelled D-E-M-A-N-D-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,778th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, demanding means “Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demanding?
| Letters | 9: D-E-M-A-N-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,778th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 demanding?
Demanding appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,778th 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 demanding?
- UK /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/
- US /dəˈmændɪŋ/
Demanding 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-demanding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with demanding?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as demanding from its last stressed vowel (/ændɪŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: maddening.
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 demanding
- more demanding comparative
- most demanding superlative
- demandings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demanding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
This bike is built to withstand even the most demanding terrain.
- 2
Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:fastidious
noun
- 1
The act of making a demand.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of demand
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demanding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éprouvant, exigeant |
| Spanish | exigente |
| German | anspruchsvoll, wählerisch |
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 demanding come from?
From demand + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).