gratifying
grat·i·fy·ing/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/adjective, verb
gratifying is spelled G-R-A-T-I-F-Y-I-N-G: 10 letters and 4 syllables (grat·i·fy·ing). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gratifying means “Pleasing, satisfying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gratifying?
| Letters | 10: G-R-A-T-I-F-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: grat·i·fy·ing |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 gratifying?
Gratifying appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 gratifying?
- /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/
Gratifying has 4 syllables, split grat·i·fy·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gratifying.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gratifying
- more gratifying comparative
- most gratifying superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gratifying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pleasing, satisfying.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of gratify
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gratifying in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pleasing, satisfying:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | erfreulich, erfreuend, befriedigend, begrüßenswert, dankenswert |
| Portuguese | gratificante |
| Spanish | gratificante, gratificador |
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.