mongering
noun, verb
mongering is spelled M-O-N-G-E-R-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mongering means “Trading or peddling (typically, of a specified commodity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mongering is mongerings.
How many letters and syllables are in mongering?
| Letters | 9: M-O-N-G-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th 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 mongering?
Mongering appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 mongering?
Mongering 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 mongering
- mongerings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mongering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Trading or peddling (typically, of a specified commodity).
fishmongering
- 2
The spreading or promotion of a specified thing.
fearmongering, warmongering
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of monger
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mongering come from?
From monger + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).