fairground
/ˈfɛə(ɹ)ɡɹaʊnd/noun
fairground is spelled F-A-I-R-G-R-O-U-N-D: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fairground means “An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fairground is fairgrounds.
How many letters and syllables are in fairground?
| Letters | 10: F-A-I-R-G-R-O-U-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 fairground?
Fairground appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 fairground?
- /ˈfɛə(ɹ)ɡɹaʊnd/
Fairground 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)-Qwertygiy-fairground.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fairground
- fairgrounds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fairground mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
- 2
A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does fairground come from?
From fair + ground.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).