learning
learn·ing/ˈlɝnɪŋ/noun, verb
learning is spelled L-E-A-R-N-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (learn·ing). It appears 83 times per million words in written English, the 1,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, learning means “An act in which something is learned” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of learning is learnings.
How many letters and syllables are in learning?
| Letters | 8: L-E-A-R-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: learn·ing |
| In writing | 83 times per million words; the 1,272nd 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 learning?
Learning appears 83 times per million words in written English, the 1,272nd 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 learning?
- US /ˈlɝnɪŋ/
- UK /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
Learning has 2 syllables, split learn·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-learning.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with learning?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as learning from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹnɪŋ/):
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 learning
- learnings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does learning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act in which something is learned.
- 2
Accumulated knowledge.
The department head was also a scholar of great learning.
- 3
proscribedSomething that has been learned.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of learn
I'm learning to ride a unicycle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Learning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | apprentissage |
| German | Lernen , Gelehrsamkeit, Kenntnis |
| Portuguese | aprendizagem , aprendizado |
| Spanish | aprendizaje , conocimiento |
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 learning come from?
From Middle English lernyng, lernynge, from Old English leornung (“learning, study”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnungu (“learning”), equivalent to learn + -ing. Cognate with Old Saxon lernunga, German Lernung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).