mastering
noun, verb
mastering is spelled M-A-S-T-E-R-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mastering means “Becoming professional in the use of something; developing mastery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mastering is masterings.
How many letters and syllables are in mastering?
| Letters | 9: M-A-S-T-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mastering?
Mastering appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th 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 mastering?
Mastering 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).
What rhymes with mastering?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mastering.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: streaming.
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 mastering
- masterings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mastering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Becoming professional in the use of something; developing mastery.
- 2
The process by which an audio recording is mastered.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of master
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mastering in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | masterisation |
| German | Bewältigung, Meisterung |
| Portuguese | masterização |
| Spanish | masterización |
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.