mating
/ˈmeɪtɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
mating is spelled M-A-T-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mating means “Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mating?
| Letters | 6: M-A-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th 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 mating?
Mating appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th 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 mating?
- /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/
Mating 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-mating.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mating?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mating.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: taming.
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 mating
- matings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mating mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.
noun
- 1
Pairing of organisms for copulation.
- 2
Sexual union; copulation.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of mate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mating in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pairing of organisms for copulation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | accouplement, monte |
| German | Paarung, Begattung |
| Portuguese | cópula |
| Spanish | apareamiento |
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.