congrats
/kənˈɡɹæts/verb, interjection, noun
congrats is spelled C-O-N-G-R-A-T-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, congrats means “third-person singular simple present indicative of congrat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in congrats?
| Letters | 8: C-O-N-G-R-A-T-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,009th 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 congrats?
Congrats appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,009th 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 congrats?
- /kənˈɡɹæts/
Congrats 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)-Vealhurl-congrats.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does congrats mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of congrat
interjection
- 1
informalClipping of congratulations.
You were cast in the show? Congrats!
noun
- 1
informalClipping of congratulations.
Accept our congrats for all your hard work!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Congrats in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense congratulations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | parabéns |
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 congrats come from?
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).