impelling
/ɪmˈpɛlɪŋ/adjective, verb
impelling is spelled I-M-P-E-L-L-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, impelling means “Causing forward motion or action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in impelling?
| Letters | 9: I-M-P-E-L-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 impelling?
Impelling appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 impelling?
- /ɪmˈpɛlɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of impelling
- more impelling comparative
- most impelling superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impelling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Causing forward motion or action.
The extraordinary spectacle was a good many years ago, in school days, when theology is less impelling than curiosity ... […]
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of impel
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).