haunting
adjective, noun, verb
haunting is spelled H-A-U-N-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, haunting means “Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in haunting?
| Letters | 8: H-A-U-N-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is haunting?
Haunting appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 haunting?
Haunting 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).
Forms of haunting
- more haunting comparative
- most haunting superlative
- hauntings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does haunting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.
He had a haunting gaze.
noun
- 1
A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.
During the haunting, strange voices and noises were heard and objects flew off tables.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of haunt
A ghost was haunting the house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Haunting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an instance of haunting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hantise |
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.