mentoring
noun, verb
mentoring is spelled M-E-N-T-O-R-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mentoring means “An arrangement by which one person mentors another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mentoring is mentorings.
How many letters and syllables are in mentoring?
| Letters | 9: M-E-N-T-O-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is mentoring?
Mentoring appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 mentoring?
Mentoring 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).
Forms of mentoring
- mentorings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mentoring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An arrangement by which one person mentors another.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of mentor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mentoring in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one person mentoring another:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monitorat |
| German | Betreuung, Coaching |
| Spanish | mentorización |
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.