grasping
grasp·ing/ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
grasping is spelled G-R-A-S-P-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (grasp·ing). It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, grasping means “Greedy, eager for wealth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grasping?
| Letters | 8: G-R-A-S-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: grasp·ing |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 grasping?
Grasping appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th 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 grasping?
- US /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/
- UK /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/
Grasping has 2 syllables, split grasp·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-grasping.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with grasping?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as grasping (/æspɪŋ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: spriggan.
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 grasping
- more grasping comparative
- most grasping superlative
- graspings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grasping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Greedy, eager for wealth.
noun
- 1
The act of one who grasps or covets.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of grasp
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grasping in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense greedy, eager for wealth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | gierig |
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.