crimson
/ˈkɹɪmzən/noun, adjective, verb
crimson is spelled C-R-I-M-S-O-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crimson means “A deep, slightly bluish red” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crimson is crimsons.
How many letters and syllables are in crimson?
| Letters | 7: C-R-I-M-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.0 times per million words; the 12,940th 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 crimson?
Crimson appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th 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 crimson?
- UK /ˈkɹɪmzən/
- US /ˈkɹɪmzən/
- US /ˈkɹɪmsən/
Crimson 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-crimson.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crimson
- crimsons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- more crimson comparative
- most crimson superlative
- crimsoning participle, present
- crimsoned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crimson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A deep, slightly bluish red.
adjective
- 1
Having a deep red colour.
- 2
Immodest.
verb
- 1
To become crimson or deep red; to blush.
- 2
To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crimson in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cramoisi, carmin, pourpre |
| German | Purpur, Purpurrot, Karmesin , purpurn, purpurrot, blutrot (Himmel) |
| Portuguese | carmim, carmesim |
| Spanish | carmín, carmesí |
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 crimson come from?
Late Middle English cremesyn, from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesín, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Classical Persian کرمست (kirmist), from Middle Persian; see Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš. Cognate with Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija). Doublet of kermes; also see carmine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).