Christmastime
noun
Christmastime is spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S-T-I-M-E: 13 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Christmastime means “Christmas season; Christmastide; yuletide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Christmastime is Christmastimes.
How many letters and syllables are in Christmastime?
| Letters | 13: C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S-T-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is Christmastime?
Christmastime appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 Christmastime?
Christmastime has 3 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)-Vealhurl-Christmastime.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Christmastime
- Christmastimes plural
- Christmas time
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Christmastime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Christmas season; Christmastide; yuletide
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Christmastime in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the Christmas season:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | période de Noël |
| German | Weihnachtszeit |
| Spanish | Navidades, época navideña, navidades, natividad |
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 Christmastime come from?
From Christmas + time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).