resounding
/ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
resounding is spelled R-E-S-O-U-N-D-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, resounding means “Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in resounding?
| Letters | 10: R-E-S-O-U-N-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 resounding?
Resounding appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 resounding?
- UK /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/
As a verb: /ˌɹiːˈsaʊnd.ɪŋ/.
Resounding 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: En-us-resounding_(etymology_1).ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-resounding.wav, En-us-resounding_(etymology_2).ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of resounding
- more resounding comparative
- most resounding superlative
- resoundings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resounding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.
- 2
That causes reverberation.
- 3
Emphatic, noteworthy.
We had a resounding win against the rival team.
noun
- 1
gerund of resound
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of resound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resounding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a deep, reverberating sound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | résonnant, retentissant |
| German | nachhallend, wohlgestimmt |
| Spanish | retumbante, resonante, sonoro |
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 resounding come from?
From resound + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).