testing
tes·ting/ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
testing is spelled T-E-S-T-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (tes·ting). It appears 47 times per million words in written English, the 2,153rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, testing means “Difficult; tough” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in testing?
| Letters | 7: T-E-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tes·ting |
| In writing | 47 times per million words; the 2,153rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 testing?
Testing appears 47 times per million words in written English, the 2,153rd 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 testing?
- /ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/
- [ˈtʰɛs.tɪŋ]
- /ˈtɛs.tɪnɡ/
Testing has 2 syllables, split tes·ting in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-testing.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with testing
Also written: testing testing.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with testing?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as testing.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: setting.
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 testing
- more testing comparative
- most testing superlative
- testings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does testing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Difficult; tough.
A testing time lies ahead for the new administration.
noun
- 1
The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of test
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Testing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of conducting a test:
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.