fetching
fetch·ing/ˈfɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
fetching is spelled F-E-T-C-H-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (fetch·ing). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fetching means “Attractive; pleasant to regard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fetching?
| Letters | 8: F-E-T-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fetch·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 fetching?
Fetching appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 fetching?
- US /ˈfɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/
Fetching has 2 syllables, split fetch·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-fetching.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fetching
- more fetching comparative
- most fetching superlative
- fetchings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fetching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Attractive; pleasant to regard.
noun
- 1
The act by which something is fetched.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of fetch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fetching in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Attractive; pleasant to regard:
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.
Where does fetching come from?
From fetch + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).