fairgrounds
noun
fairgrounds is spelled F-A-I-R-G-R-O-U-N-D-S: 11 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fairgrounds means “plural of fairground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fairgrounds?
| Letters | 11: F-A-I-R-G-R-O-U-N-D-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd 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 fairgrounds?
Fairgrounds appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 fairgrounds?
Fairgrounds 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).
Forms of fairgrounds
- fairground
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fairgrounds mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of fairground
- 2
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
At other times of the year, the county fairgrounds are used for a variety of events, such as revival meetings and high-school graduations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does fairgrounds come from?
From fair + grounds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).