teething
teeth·ing/ˈtiðɪŋ/noun, verb
teething is spelled T-E-E-T-H-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (teeth·ing). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, teething means “The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of teething is teethings.
How many letters and syllables are in teething?
| Letters | 8: T-E-E-T-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: teeth·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is teething?
Teething appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 teething?
- UK /ˈtiːðɪŋ/
- US /ˈtiðɪŋ/
Teething has 2 syllables, split teeth·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-teething.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with teething?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as teething from its last stressed vowel (/iðɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of teething
- teethings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teething mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of teethe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Teething in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense eruption of milk teeth:
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 teething come from?
From teethe + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).