enticing
/ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
enticing is spelled E-N-T-I-C-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, enticing means “That entices; alluring; attractive; charming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enticing?
| Letters | 8: E-N-T-I-C-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 enticing?
Enticing appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 enticing?
- /ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ/
- /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/
Enticing 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-enticing.ogg, En-au-enticing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enticing
- more enticing comparative
- most enticing superlative
- enticings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enticing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That entices; alluring; attractive; charming
noun
- 1
enticement; temptation
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of entice
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enticing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense alluring:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aguicheur |
| Portuguese | aliciante, tentador, atrativo, atiçador |
| Spanish | tentador, incitante, aliciante |
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.