relieving
/ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/adjective, verb
relieving is spelled R-E-L-I-E-V-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, relieving means “That brings relief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in relieving?
| Letters | 9: R-E-L-I-E-V-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th 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 relieving?
Relieving appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 relieving?
- UK /ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/
Relieving 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-relieving.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with relieving?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as relieving from its last stressed vowel (/ivɪŋ/, British pronunciation):
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 relieving
- more relieving comparative
- most relieving superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does relieving mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That brings relief.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of relieve
noun
- 1
archaicA change in colour, texture, etc. that relieves monotony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does relieving come from?
From relieve + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).