uplifting
up·lif·tingadjective, noun
uplifting is spelled U-P-L-I-F-T-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables (up·lif·ting). It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uplifting means “Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uplifting?
| Letters | 9: U-P-L-I-F-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: up·lif·ting |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th 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 uplifting?
Uplifting appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th 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 uplifting?
Uplifting has 3 syllables, split up·lif·ting in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uplifting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uplifting
- more uplifting comparative
- most uplifting superlative
- upliftings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uplifting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.
Listening to whalesong can be very uplifting.
noun
- 1
The act of something being lifted upward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uplifting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense improving the mood:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | qui met de bonne humeur, qui remonte le moral |
| Spanish | inspirador, animante, animador, elevador, animado, alegre |
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 uplifting come from?
From uplift + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).