osculating
adjective, verb
osculating is spelled O-S-C-U-L-A-T-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, osculating means “Having three or more points coincident with another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in osculating?
| Letters | 10: O-S-C-U-L-A-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 osculating?
Osculating appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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).
Forms of osculating
- more osculating comparative
- most osculating superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does osculating mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having three or more points coincident with another
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of osculate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Osculating in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having three or more coincident points:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | osculateur |
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.