childcare
noun
childcare is spelled C-H-I-L-D-C-A-R-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “child care vs childcare” about 20 times a month (Bing, United States). As a noun, childcare means “The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of childcare is childcares.
How many letters and syllables are in childcare?
| Letters | 9: C-H-I-L-D-C-A-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is childcare?
Childcare appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd 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 childcare?
- US
Childcare 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-childcare.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with childcare
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: child care (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of childcare
- childcares plural
- child-care
- child care
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does childcare mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.
- 2
A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Childcare in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense supervising young children:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | garde d'enfants |
| German | Kinderbetreuung |
| Spanish | cuidado infantil |
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 childcare come from?
From child + care.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).