parenting
/ˈpɛəɹəntɪŋ/noun, verb
parenting is spelled P-A-R-E-N-T-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parenting means “The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parenting is parentings.
How many letters and syllables are in parenting?
| Letters | 9: P-A-R-E-N-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th 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 parenting?
Parenting appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 parenting?
- /ˈpɛəɹəntɪŋ/
Parenting 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-parenting.wav, En-us-parenting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of parenting
- parentings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parenting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.
authoritarian parenting style
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of parent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parenting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | parentalité |
| German | Kindererziehung |
| Spanish | crianza |
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.