determining
/dɪˈtɝmɪnɪŋ/adjective, verb
determining is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-N-G: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, determining means “Determinative; causal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in determining?
| Letters | 11: D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.3 times per million words; the 7,445th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is determining?
Determining appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th 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 determining?
- US /dɪˈtɝmɪnɪŋ/
- US /dɪˈtɝmənɪŋ/
Determining has 4 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-determining.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of determining
- more determining comparative
- most determining superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does determining mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Determinative; causal.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of determine
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).