soothing
/ˈsuːðɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
soothing is spelled S-O-O-T-H-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, soothing means “Tending to soothe or mollify” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in soothing?
| Letters | 8: S-O-O-T-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is soothing?
Soothing appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 soothing?
- /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
Soothing 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)-Persent101-soothing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with soothing?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as soothing.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shooting.
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 soothing
- more soothing comparative
- most soothing superlative
- soothings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does soothing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tending to soothe or mollify.
soothing music
- 2
Giving relief.
a soothing ointment
- 3
Freeing from fear or anxiety.
soothing words
noun
- 1
The act by which somebody is soothed.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of soothe
- 2
present participle and gerund of sooth
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Soothing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | apaisant, pacifiant, rassurant |
| Spanish | serenante, aserenante, serenador , desenconante |
| German | erleichternd, lindernd , beruhigend |
| Portuguese | aliviante , tranquilizante |
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.