sympathizing
adjective, noun, verb
sympathizing is spelled S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-Z-I-N-G: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sympathizing means “Alternative form of sympathising” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sympathizing?
| Letters | 12: S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-Z-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 sympathizing?
Sympathizing appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 sympathizing?
Sympathizing has 4 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 sympathizing
- more sympathizing comparative
- most sympathizing superlative
- sympathizings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sympathizing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of sympathising
noun
- 1
The act of one who sympathizes; the offering of sympathy.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of sympathize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sympathizing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | simpatizante, simpatizador |
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.