stuttering
noun, adjective, verb
stuttering is spelled S-T-U-T-T-E-R-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stuttering means “A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stuttering is stutterings.
How many letters and syllables are in stuttering?
| Letters | 10: S-T-U-T-T-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th 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 stuttering?
Stuttering appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 stuttering?
Stuttering has 3 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-stuttering.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stuttering
- stutterings plural
- more stuttering comparative
- most stuttering superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stuttering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.
- 2
An instance of stuttering.
adjective
- 1
That stutters.
- 2
Hesitant.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of stutter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stuttering in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bégaiement |
| German | Stottern |
| Portuguese | disfemia, gagueira |
| Spanish | disfemia, tartamudeo , titubeo |
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.