satisfying
sat·is·fy·ing/ˈsætɪsfaɪ.ɪŋ/adjective, verb
satisfying is spelled S-A-T-I-S-F-Y-I-N-G: 10 letters and 4 syllables (sat·is·fy·ing). It appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, satisfying means “That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in satisfying?
| Letters | 10: S-A-T-I-S-F-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sat·is·fy·ing |
| In writing | 8.5 times per million words; the 7,910th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is satisfying?
Satisfying appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th 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 satisfying?
- /ˈsætɪsfaɪ.ɪŋ/
Satisfying has 4 syllables, split sat·is·fy·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-satisfying.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of satisfying
- more satisfying comparative
- most satisfying superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does satisfying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.
- 2
Pleasing to certain sensory channels in neurocognition, especially auditory and tactile ones synesthetically via ASMR.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of satisfy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Satisfying in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that satisfies:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | befriedigend, zufriedenstellend |
| Portuguese | satisfatório |
| Spanish | satisfaciente, satisfacedor |
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 satisfying come from?
From satisfy + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).