warning
warn·ing/ˈwoɹnɪŋ/noun, interjection, verb
warning is spelled W-A-R-N-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (warn·ing). It appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, warning means “An instance of warning someone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of warning is warnings.
How many letters and syllables are in warning?
| Letters | 7: W-A-R-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: warn·ing |
| In writing | 39 times per million words; the 2,523rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 warning?
Warning appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd 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 warning?
- UK /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/
- UK [ˈwɔːnɪŋ]
- US /ˈwoɹnɪŋ/
Warning has 2 syllables, split warn·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-warning.wav, En-us-warning.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with warning?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as warning from its last stressed vowel (/oɹnɪŋ/):
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 warning
- warnings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does warning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instance of warning someone.
- 2
Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
The boss gave him a warning that he would be fired if he did not desist from his behaviour.
interjection
- 1
Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
verb
- 1
present participle of warn
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Warning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | avertissement , attention |
| German | Warnung, Mahnung , Achtung |
| Portuguese | aviso |
| Spanish | advertencia, animadvertencia, aldabonazo, aldabada, advertimiento , precaución |
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.