almsgiving
noun
almsgiving is spelled A-L-M-S-G-I-V-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, almsgiving means “The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of almsgiving is almsgivings.
How many letters and syllables are in almsgiving?
| Letters | 10: A-L-M-S-G-I-V-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is almsgiving?
Almsgiving appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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).
Forms of almsgiving
- almsgivings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does almsgiving mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Almsgiving in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of voluntarily giving alms:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | esmola |
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.
Where does almsgiving come from?
From alms + giving.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).