blithesome
blithe·some/ˈblaɪθsəm/adjective
blithesome is spelled B-L-I-T-H-E-S-O-M-E: 10 letters and 2 syllables (blithe·some). It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, blithesome means “Happy or spriteful; carefree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in blithesome?
| Letters | 10: B-L-I-T-H-E-S-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: blithe·some |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 blithesome?
Blithesome appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 blithesome?
- /ˈblaɪθsəm/
- /ˈblaɪðsəm/
Blithesome has 2 syllables, split blithe·some in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of blithesome
- more blithesome comparative
- most blithesome superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blithesome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Happy or spriteful; carefree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does blithesome come from?
From blithe + -some.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).