scorching
adjective, noun, verb
scorching is spelled S-C-O-R-C-H-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, scorching means “Very hot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scorching?
| Letters | 9: S-C-O-R-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 scorching?
Scorching appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 scorching?
Scorching has 2 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-scorching.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scorching
- more scorching comparative
- most scorching superlative
- scorchings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scorching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Very hot.
It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade.
- 2
Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.
- 3
Sexy, sexual, attractive.
- 4
Of speed when driving, running, etc.: Very high.
noun
- 1
The act or result of something being scorched.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of scorch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).