roasting
roas·ting/ˈɹoʊstɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
roasting is spelled R-O-A-S-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (roas·ting). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, roasting means “Very hot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in roasting?
| Letters | 8: R-O-A-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: roas·ting |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 roasting?
Roasting appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 roasting?
- UK /ˈɹəʊstɪŋ/
- US /ˈɹoʊstɪŋ/
Roasting has 2 syllables, split roas·ting in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-roasting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with roasting?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as roasting from its last stressed vowel (/oʊstɪŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: organist.
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 roasting
- more roasting comparative
- most roasting superlative
- roastings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roasting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
colloquialVery hot.
The day started out cool, but by noon it was roasting.
noun
- 1
The act by which something is roasted.
- 2
colloquialA strong rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).
My boss gave me a roasting for last month's sales figures.
- 3
The act of attempting to humiliating someone or being humiliated in such a way that it appears comedic, especially publicly.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of roast
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Roasting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act by which something is roasted:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | asación, tatema, tatemada |
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 roasting come from?
From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).