ravishing
adjective, noun, verb
ravishing is spelled R-A-V-I-S-H-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ravishing means “Extremely beautiful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ravishing?
| Letters | 9: R-A-V-I-S-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 ravishing?
Ravishing appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 ravishing?
Ravishing 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).
Forms of ravishing
- more ravishing comparative
- most ravishing superlative
- ravishings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ravishing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Extremely beautiful
Every time I get into a conversation with this ravishing girl, I want it to last forever.
noun
- 1
An act of ravishment.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of ravish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ravishing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Extremely beautiful:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ravissant |
| Portuguese | encantador |
| Spanish | bellísimo |
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.