Fahrenheit
/ˈfæɹənhaɪt/adjective
Fahrenheit is spelled F-A-H-R-E-N-H-E-I-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Fahrenheit means “Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0°F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96°F as the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Fahrenheit?
| Letters | 10: F-A-H-R-E-N-H-E-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th 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 Fahrenheit?
Fahrenheit appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 Fahrenheit?
- /ˈfæɹənhaɪt/
- /ˈfɛɹənhaɪt/
- /ˈfɑːɹənhaɪt/
Fahrenheit has 3 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-Fahrenheit.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-Fahrenheit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Fahrenheit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0°F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96°F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32°F equal to 0°C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fahrenheit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense temperature scale:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Fahrenheit |
| German | Fahrenheit |
| Portuguese | fahrenheit |
| Spanish | Fahrenheit |
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 Fahrenheit come from?
From German Fahrenheit, named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).