bigtime
adjective, adverb, noun
bigtime is an adjective meaning “Of major significance or importance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled B-I-G-T-I-M-E and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 4 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does bigtime mean?
adjective
- 1
Of major significance or importance.
adverb
- 1
informalTo a significant degree.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of big time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce bigtime?
Bigtime 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).
Forms of bigtime
- more bigtime comparative
- most bigtime superlative
- big-time
- bigtimes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is bigtime?
Bigtime appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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).
Words people confuse with bigtime
Also written: big-time (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Bigtime in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sacré, de première, magistral , sacrément, vachement, carrément |
| German | gewaltig, spitzenmäßig, riesig, ganz groß, wirklich bedeutend |
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 bigtime come from?
From big + time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).