grueling
/ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/verb, adjective, noun
grueling is spelled G-R-U-E-L-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, grueling means “present participle and gerund of gruel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grueling?
| Letters | 8: G-R-U-E-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 grueling?
Grueling appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 grueling?
- UK /ˈɡɹuː.lɪŋ/
- US /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/
Grueling 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: En-us-gruelling.ogg, En-au-gruelling.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with grueling?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as grueling from its last stressed vowel (/ulɪŋ/):
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 grueling
- more grueling comparative
- most grueling superlative
- gruelings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grueling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of gruel
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of gruelling.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of gruelling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).