bonding
noun, verb
bonding is spelled B-O-N-D-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bonding means “The act by which something is bonded or joined together” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bonding is bondings.
How many letters and syllables are in bonding?
| Letters | 7: B-O-N-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st 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 bonding?
Bonding appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 bonding?
- Australia
Bonding has 2 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-bonding.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Typheuss-bonding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bonding
- bondings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bonding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which something is bonded or joined together.
- 2
A relationship between a parent and offspring that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment.
- 3
A close friendship that develops between people, often as a result of intense experiences, as those shared in military combat.
a work bonding session
- 4
A method of aggregating multiple network interfaces on a computer into a single logical interface
- 5
An arrangement by which goods remain in the customs warehouses until the duties are paid.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bond
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bonding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.