halting
adjective, noun, verb
halting is spelled H-A-L-T-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, halting means “Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in halting?
| Letters | 7: H-A-L-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 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 halting?
Halting appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 halting?
Halting has 2 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).
What rhymes with halting?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as halting.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lathing.
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 halting
- more halting comparative
- most halting superlative
- haltings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does halting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.
his halting speech
noun
- 1
The action of one who halts; a stopping or hesitancy.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of halt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Halting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hesitant or broken:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | titubeante, vacilante, entrecortado |
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.