dancehall
/ˈdɑːnsˌhɔːl/noun
dancehall is spelled D-A-N-C-E-H-A-L-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dancehall means “A public hall for dancing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dancehall is dancehalls.
How many letters and syllables are in dancehall?
| Letters | 9: D-A-N-C-E-H-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 dancehall?
Dancehall appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 dancehall?
- /ˈdɑːnsˌhɔːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dancehall.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with dancehall
Also written: dance-hall (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of dancehall
- dancehalls plural
- dance hall
- dance-hall
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dancehall mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A public hall for dancing.
- 2
A genre of Jamaican dance music derived from dub and reggae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dancehall in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense public hall for dancing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | salle de danse |
| German | Tanzsaal |
| Portuguese | salão de dança |
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 dancehall come from?
From dance + hall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).