mastery
mas·ter·y/ˈmæs.tə.ɹi/noun
mastery is spelled M-A-S-T-E-R-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (mas·ter·y). It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mastery means “The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mastery is masteries.
How many letters and syllables are in mastery?
| Letters | 7: M-A-S-T-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mas·ter·y |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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; 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 mastery?
Mastery appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 mastery?
- UK /ˈmɑː.stə.ɹi/
- UK [ˈmɑː.stɹi]
- US /ˈmæs.tə.ɹi/
Mastery has 3 syllables, split mas·ter·y in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Mélange_a_trois-mastery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mastery?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mastery (/æstəɹi/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: streamy.
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 mastery
- masteries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mastery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.
- 2
Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence.
- 3
The act or process of mastering; the state of having mastered; expertise.
- 4
obsoleteA contest for superiority.
- 5
obsoleteA masterly operation; a feat.
- 6
obsoleteThe philosopher's stone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mastery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act or process of mastering, expertise:
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 mastery come from?
From Middle English maistery, maistrie, mastere, mastry, from Old French maistrie, equivalent to master + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).