elevenses
ele·vens·es/əˈlɛvənzəz/noun
elevenses is spelled E-L-E-V-E-N-S-E-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ele·vens·es). It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, elevenses means “A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in elevenses?
| Letters | 9: E-L-E-V-E-N-S-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ele·vens·es |
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 elevenses?
Elevenses appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 elevenses?
- UK /ɪˈlɛv(ə)nzɪz/
- US /əˈlɛvənzəz/
Elevenses has 3 syllables, split ele·vens·es in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-elevenses.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does elevenses mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKinformalA short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Elevenses in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense short mid-morning break:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | las once, once |
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 elevenses come from?
From dialectal elevens (“the eleven-o'clock meal”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).