mapping
map·ping/ˈmæpɪŋ/noun, verb
mapping is spelled M-A-P-P-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (map·ping). It appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mapping means “The process of making maps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mapping is mappings.
How many letters and syllables are in mapping?
| Letters | 7: M-A-P-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: map·ping |
| In writing | 7.6 times per million words; the 8,542nd 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 mapping?
Mapping appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd 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 mapping?
- /ˈmæpɪŋ/
Mapping has 2 syllables, split map·ping in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mapping.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mapping
- mappings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mapping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of making maps.
- 2
The process of locating genes on a chromosome.
- 3
Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.
- 4
A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.
- 5
conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of map
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mapping in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cartographie , mappage , application |
| Portuguese | mapeamento |
| Spanish | mapeo |
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.