mounting
/ˈmaʊntɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
mounting is spelled M-O-U-N-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mounting means “That continues to mount; steadily rising or accumulating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mounting?
| Letters | 8: M-O-U-N-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th 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 mounting?
Mounting appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th 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 mounting?
- /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/
Mounting 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)-Persent101-mounting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mounting
- mountings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mounting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That continues to mount; steadily rising or accumulating.
mounting debts
noun
- 1
Something mounted to support something; an attachment.
- 2
The act of one who mounts.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of mount
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mounting come from?
From mount + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).