fitting
fit·ting/ˈfɪtɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
fitting is spelled F-I-T-T-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (fit·ting). It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fitting means “Chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fitting?
| Letters | 7: F-I-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fit·ting |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 6,047th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is fitting?
Fitting appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th 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 fitting?
- UK /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
- US /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
- US [-ɾɪŋ]
Fitting has 2 syllables, split fit·ting in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-fitting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fitting?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as fitting from its last stressed vowel (/ɪtɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of fitting
- more fitting comparative
- most fitting superlative
- fittings plural
- fittin
- fittin'
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fitting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something.
close-fitting form-fitting ill-fitting
- 2
Appropriate, suitable, proper.
noun
- 1
gerund of fit: an act of making something fit (“conform in shape and size; be suitable for; etc.”).
curve fitting
- 2
An act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits.
- 3
A (generally small) component or part of a device or machine, especially one that is standardized and replaceable; specifically, a standardized part of a piping system used to connect sections of pipe together, such as a coupling.
- 4
The process of fitting up; especially, of applying skilled methods to the installation of components to machines or other products.
- 5
UKA removable item (such as a carpet, a movable piece of furniture, or a picture) in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when moving out.
the fittings of a church or study
- 6
gerund of fit: the action or condition of having one or more fits (“convulsions or seizures”).
Since her medication was changed, her fitting has got worse.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of fit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fitting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | approprié, conforme, convenable , essayage , coupleur |
| German | angemessen, gebührend, geeignet, passend, recht , Anpassen |
| Portuguese | apropriado, cabível , prova |
| Spanish | aparejado, idóneo, indicado, venir bien , entalladura, entallamiento |
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 fitting come from?
From fit (“to conform to in shape or size; to be suitable for”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs, and gerunds and nouns denoting the act of doing something or the embodiment of an action).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).