imposing
im·pos·ing/ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/adjective, verb
imposing is spelled I-M-P-O-S-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables (im·pos·ing). It appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, imposing means “Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in imposing?
| Letters | 8: I-M-P-O-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: im·pos·ing |
| In writing | 5.4 times per million words; the 10,680th 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; 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 imposing?
Imposing appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th 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 imposing?
- US /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/
- UK /ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/
Imposing has 3 syllables, split im·pos·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-imposing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with imposing?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as imposing from its last stressed vowel (/oʊzɪŋ/):
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 imposing
- more imposing comparative
- most imposing superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imposing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
an imposing presence
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of impose
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Imposing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | imposant, impressionnant |
| German | imposant, beeindruckend |
| Portuguese | imponente |
| Spanish | imponente |
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.