sprawling
adjective, noun, verb
sprawling is spelled S-P-R-A-W-L-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sprawling means “That sprawls; that spreads in a disorderly fashion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sprawling?
| Letters | 9: S-P-R-A-W-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st 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 sprawling?
Sprawling appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st 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 sprawling?
Sprawling 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).
Forms of sprawling
- more sprawling comparative
- most sprawling superlative
- sprawlings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sprawling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That sprawls; that spreads in a disorderly fashion.
a sprawling cityscape
noun
- 1
The act of one who sprawls.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of sprawl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sprawling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that sprawls; that spreads in a disorderly fashion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tentaculaire |
| German | weitläufig |
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.