inviting
in·vit·ing/ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
inviting is spelled I-N-V-I-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables (in·vit·ing). It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inviting means “Alluring; tempting; attractive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inviting?
| Letters | 8: I-N-V-I-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·vit·ing |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th 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 inviting?
Inviting appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th 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 inviting?
- /ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
Inviting has 3 syllables, split in·vit·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-inviting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inviting
- more inviting comparative
- most inviting superlative
- invitings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inviting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alluring; tempting; attractive.
noun
- 1
invitation
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of invite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).