pressing
/ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
pressing is spelled P-R-E-S-S-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pressing means “Needing urgent attention” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pressing?
| Letters | 8: P-R-E-S-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,230th 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 pressing?
Pressing appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th 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 pressing?
- /ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/
Pressing 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-pressing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pressing
- more pressing comparative
- most pressing superlative
- pressings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pressing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Needing urgent attention.
- 2
Insistent, earnest, or persistent.
noun
- 1
The application of pressure by a press or other means.
- 2
A metal or plastic part made with a press.
- 3
The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
- 4
A memento preserved by pressing, folding, or drying between the leaves of a flat container, book, or folio. Usually done with a flower, ribbon, letter, or other soft, small keepsake.
- 5
The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
- 6
A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
- 7
Urgent insistence.
- 8
A tactic of defending players moving forward towards the ball, rather than remaining in position near their goal.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of press
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pressing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | apremiante, acuciante, que apremia , pulsación, pulsamiento |
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.