jesting
/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
jesting is spelled J-E-S-T-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jesting means “joking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jesting is jestings.
How many letters and syllables are in jesting?
| Letters | 7: J-E-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 jesting?
Jesting appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 jesting?
- /ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jestig.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jesting
- jestings plural
- more jesting comparative
- most jesting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jesting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
joking
- 2
bantering; ridicule
- 3
mocking
adjective
- 1
facetious
- 2
humorous
- 3
playful; mocking
- 4
jeering
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of jest
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).