developing
de·vel·op·ing/dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
developing is spelled D-E-V-E-L-O-P-I-N-G: 10 letters and 4 syllables (de·vel·op·ing). It appears 46 times per million words in written English, the 2,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, developing means “In the process of development” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in developing?
| Letters | 10: D-E-V-E-L-O-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: de·vel·op·ing |
| In writing | 46 times per million words; the 2,204th 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 developing?
Developing appears 46 times per million words in written English, the 2,204th 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 developing?
- /dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/
Developing has 4 syllables, split de·vel·op·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-developing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of developing
- developings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does developing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In the process of development.
a developing foetus
- 2
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
noun
- 1
A process of development.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of develop
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Developing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of a country:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | en développement |
| German | entwickelnd, Entwicklungs- |
| Portuguese | em desenvolvimento |
| Spanish | en vías de desarrollo |
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.