pleasing
/ˈplizɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
pleasing is spelled P-L-E-A-S-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pleasing means “Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pleasing?
| Letters | 8: P-L-E-A-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.6 times per million words; the 10,358th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 pleasing?
Pleasing appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th 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 pleasing?
- UK /ˈpliːzɪŋ/
- US /ˈplizɪŋ/
Pleasing has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pleasing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pleasing?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pleasing from its last stressed vowel (/izɪŋ/):
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 pleasing
- more pleasing comparative
- most pleasing superlative
- pleasings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleasing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
noun
- 1
pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to someone's pleasing."
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of please.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pleasing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense giving pleasure:
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 pleasing come from?
From Middle English plesynge, pleizinge, plesende (present participle), equivalent to please + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).