hissing
/ˈhɪsɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
hissing is spelled H-I-S-S-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hissing means “that produces or is accompanied with a hiss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hissing?
| Letters | 7: H-I-S-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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 hissing?
Hissing appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 hissing?
- /ˈhɪsɪŋ/
Hissing 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hissing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hissing
- more hissing comparative
- most hissing superlative
- hissings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hissing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
that produces or is accompanied with a hiss
noun
- 1
The sound of a hiss.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of hiss
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).