tearjerking
adjective
tearjerking is spelled T-E-A-R-J-E-R-K-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tearjerking means “Emotionally charged so as to induce sorrow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tearjerking?
| Letters | 11: T-E-A-R-J-E-R-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tearjerking?
Tearjerking appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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).
Forms of tearjerking
- more tearjerking comparative
- most tearjerking superlative
- tear-jerking
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tearjerking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalEmotionally charged so as to induce sorrow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tearjerking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | larmoyant, à faire pleurer dans les chaumières |
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.
Where does tearjerking come from?
From tear + jerking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).