ensuing
adjective, verb
ensuing is spelled E-N-S-U-I-N-G: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ensuing means “Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ensuing?
| Letters | 7: E-N-S-U-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th 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 ensuing?
Ensuing appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th 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 ensuing?
- US
Ensuing 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: En-us-ensuing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does ensuing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.
We watched the derailment and ensuing train wreck with a mixture of fascination and horror.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of ensue
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ensuing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense repercussions which result from some prior stimulus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | folgend, nachfolgenden, darauf folgend |
| Portuguese | subsequente |
| Spanish | resultante, producido, sobreveniente, sucediente, subsiguiente, subsecuente |
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.