dayspring
obsolete
dayspring is spelled D-A-Y-S-P-R-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dayspring means “The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dayspring is daysprings.
How many letters and syllables are in dayspring?
| Letters | 9: D-A-Y-S-P-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 dayspring?
Dayspring appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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).
What does dayspring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicThe beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dayspring come from?
From Middle English dai spring, equivalent to day + spring.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).