rewarding
adjective, verb
rewarding is spelled R-E-W-A-R-D-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rewarding means “Giving or resulting in reward or satisfaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rewarding?
| Letters | 9: R-E-W-A-R-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th 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 rewarding?
Rewarding appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 rewarding?
Rewarding 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).
What does rewarding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Giving or resulting in reward or satisfaction.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of reward
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rewarding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense giving satisfaction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gratifiant |
| German | belohnend |
| Portuguese | gratificante |
| Spanish | premiante, premiador |
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.