enduring
en·dur·ing/ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
enduring is spelled E-N-D-U-R-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables (en·dur·ing). It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, enduring means “Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enduring?
| Letters | 8: E-N-D-U-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: en·dur·ing |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th 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 enduring?
Enduring appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 enduring?
- UK /ɪnˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/
- UK /ɪnˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/
- US /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/
Enduring has 3 syllables, split en·dur·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-enduring.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enduring
- more enduring comparative
- most enduring superlative
- endurings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enduring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.
an enduring belief in democracy
noun
- 1
endurance
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of endure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enduring in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense long-lasting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | beständig, andauernd, bleibend, ausdauernd, dauerhaft, anhaltend |
| Portuguese | perdurante |
| Spanish | perdurante, perdurador, endurante, endurador, duradero |
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.