towering
/ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
towering is spelled T-O-W-E-R-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, towering means “Very tall or high and dwarfing anything around it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in towering?
| Letters | 8: T-O-W-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th 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 towering?
Towering appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th 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 towering?
- /ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ/
Towering has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-towering.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of towering
- more towering comparative
- most towering superlative
- towerings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does towering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Very tall or high and dwarfing anything around it.
noun
- 1
The act or condition of being high above others.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of tower
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Towering in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense very tall, taller than surrounding objects:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | altísimo |
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.