April
A·pril/ˈeɪ.pɹəl/proper noun
April is spelled A-P-R-I-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables (A·pril). It appears 155 times per million words in written English, the 657th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a proper noun, April means “The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in April?
| Letters | 5: A-P-R-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: A·pril |
| In writing | 155 times per million words; the 657th 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 April?
April appears 155 times per million words in written English, the 657th 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 April?
- UK /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/
- UK /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/
- US /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/
April has 2 syllables, split A·pril in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-April.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of April
- Apr
- Apr.
- APR
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does April mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proper noun
- 1
The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.
Holonyms: calendar year; year
- 2
A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]; used since the early 20th century.
- 3
A surname.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
April in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fourth month of the Gregorian calendar:
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 April come from?
From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ (“April”, literally “Easter month”), see Eastermonth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).