fireplace
fire·place/ˈfaɪɹpleɪs/noun
fireplace is spelled F-I-R-E-P-L-A-C-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables (fire·place). It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fireplace means “An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fireplace is fireplaces.
How many letters and syllables are in fireplace?
| Letters | 9: F-I-R-E-P-L-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fire·place |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th 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 fireplace?
Fireplace appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th 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 fireplace?
- UK /ˈfaɪəpleɪs/
- US /ˈfaɪɹpleɪs/
Fireplace has 2 syllables, split fire·place in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-fireplace.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fireplace
- fireplaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fireplace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fireplace in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense open hearth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | âtre, foyer, cheminée |
| German | Kamin, Feuerstelle, Herd |
| Portuguese | lareira |
| Spanish | chimenea, hogar, lar, llar, fogón, fogaril |
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 fireplace come from?
From fire + place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).