fattening
/ˈfæt(ə)nɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
fattening is spelled F-A-T-T-E-N-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fattening means “That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fattening?
| Letters | 9: F-A-T-T-E-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th 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 fattening?
Fattening appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 fattening?
- US /ˈfæt(ə)nɪŋ/
- US [ˈfæˀ(ə)nɪŋ]
Fattening 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fattening.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fattening
- more fattening comparative
- most fattening superlative
- fattenings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fattening mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.
I'd really love to lose weight, the trouble is, tasty desserts with stuff like whipped cream are so fattening.
noun
- 1
The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock.
- 2
The act of becoming fatter.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of fatten
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).