upsetting
noun, adjective, verb
upsetting is spelled U-P-S-E-T-T-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, upsetting means “An overturning or disarrangement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of upsetting is upsettings.
How many letters and syllables are in upsetting?
| Letters | 9: U-P-S-E-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 upsetting?
Upsetting appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 upsetting?
Upsetting 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).
Forms of upsetting
- upsettings plural
- more upsetting comparative
- most upsetting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upsetting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An overturning or disarrangement.
the upsettings of all their careful plans
adjective
- 1
Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.
He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting.
- 2
ScotlandConceited; presumptuous.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of upset
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Upsetting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense upsetting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | perturbante, molestoso, trastornoso, alertante |
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.