poisoning
/ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/noun, verb
poisoning is spelled P-O-I-S-O-N-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poisoning means “The administration of a poison” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poisoning is poisonings.
How many letters and syllables are in poisoning?
| Letters | 9: P-O-I-S-O-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is poisoning?
Poisoning appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th 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 poisoning?
- /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/
Poisoning has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-poisoning.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of poisoning
- poisonings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poisoning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The administration of a poison.
- 2
The state of being poisoned.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of poison
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Poisoning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | empoisonnement , intoxication |
| German | Vergiftung |
| Portuguese | envenenamento |
| Spanish | emponzoñamiento |
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 poisoning come from?
By surface analysis, poison + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).