onlooking
/ˈɒnlʊkɪŋ/adjective
onlooking is spelled O-N-L-O-O-K-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, onlooking means “That is looking on; watching, observing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in onlooking?
| Letters | 9: O-N-L-O-O-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 onlooking?
Onlooking appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 onlooking?
- UK /ˈɒnlʊkɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of onlooking
- more onlooking comparative
- most onlooking superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does onlooking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That is looking on; watching, observing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does onlooking come from?
From on- + looking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).