swelling
/ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/noun, verb
swelling is spelled S-W-E-L-L-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, swelling means “The state of being swollen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of swelling is swellings.
How many letters and syllables are in swelling?
| Letters | 8: S-W-E-L-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st 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 swelling?
Swelling appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 swelling?
- UK /ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/
Swelling 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-us-swelling.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of swelling
- swellings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swelling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being swollen.
- 2
Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
- 3
A rising, as of passion or anger.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of swell
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Swelling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gonflement |
| German | Anschwellen, Anschwellung , Schwellung |
| Portuguese | inchaço, inchação |
| Spanish | hinchazón |
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.