loving
lov·ing/ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
loving is spelled L-O-V-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables (lov·ing). It appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, loving means “The action of the verb to love” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of loving is lovings.
How many letters and syllables are in loving?
| Letters | 6: L-O-V-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lov·ing |
| In writing | 30 times per million words; the 3,161st 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 loving?
Loving appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st 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 loving?
- US /ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/
- Australia /ˈlɐv.ɪŋ/
- /ˈlɐv.əŋ/
Loving has 2 syllables, split lov·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-loving.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of loving
- lovings plural
- lovinger comparative
- more loving comparative
- lovingest superlative
- most loving superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loving mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action of the verb to love.
adjective
- 1
Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
his loving wife, her loving husband
- 2
USslangEuphemistic form of fucking.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of love
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Loving in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expressing a large amount of love:
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.
Where does loving come from?
Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).