lilting
/ˈlɪltɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
lilting is spelled L-I-L-T-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lilting means “Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lilting?
| Letters | 7: L-I-L-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 lilting?
Lilting appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 lilting?
- /ˈlɪltɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with lilting?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lilting.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tilling.
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 lilting
- liltings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lilting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.
noun
- 1
A type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung, often to nonsense syllables.
Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas, The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways, Vol 1, Canada and the United States: Secular Traditions. Especially welcome in this survey are two examples of turlute, or lilting. In communities where musical ins
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of lilt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).