teetotaling
/ˈtitoʊtəlɪŋ/adjective, verb
teetotaling is spelled T-E-E-T-O-T-A-L-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, teetotaling means “Abstaining from alcohol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in teetotaling?
| Letters | 11: T-E-E-T-O-T-A-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 teetotaling?
Teetotaling appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 teetotaling?
- US /ˈtitoʊtəlɪŋ/
- UK /ˈtiːtəʊtəlɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of teetotaling
- teetotalling UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teetotaling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USAbstaining from alcohol.
verb
- 1
present participle of teetotal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does teetotaling come from?
From teetotal + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).