spiffing
/ˈspɪfɪŋ/verb, adjective
spiffing is spelled S-P-I-F-F-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, spiffing means “present participle and gerund of spiff” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spiffing?
| Letters | 8: S-P-I-F-F-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 spiffing?
Spiffing appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 spiffing?
- /ˈspɪfɪŋ/
Spiffing 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: En-uk-spiffing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spiffing
- more spiffing comparative
- most spiffing superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spiffing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of spiff
adjective
- 1
UKcolloquialdatedVery good, excellent.
We're having a picnic at the races – how spiffing!
- 2
UKcolloquialdatedSmart or appealing in dress or appearance.
I say, that outfit is simply spiffing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).