reassuring
/ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
reassuring is spelled R-E-A-S-S-U-R-I-N-G: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, reassuring means “That reassures; causing or restoring comfort or confidence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reassuring?
| Letters | 10: R-E-A-S-S-U-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,122nd 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 reassuring?
Reassuring appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd 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 reassuring?
- UK /ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/
Reassuring has 4 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-reassuring.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reassuring
- more reassuring comparative
- most reassuring superlative
- reassurings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reassuring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That reassures; causing or restoring comfort or confidence.
noun
- 1
reassurance
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of reassure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reassuring in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that reassures; causing comfort or confidence:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rassurant |
| German | ermutigend, beruhigend, bestätigend |
| Spanish | reconfortante, tranquilizador |
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.