fireside
noun
fireside is spelled F-I-R-E-S-I-D-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fireside means “The area near a domestic fire or hearth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fireside is firesides.
How many letters and syllables are in fireside?
| Letters | 8: F-I-R-E-S-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th 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 fireside?
Fireside appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 fireside?
Fireside 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).
Forms of fireside
- firesides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fireside mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The area near a domestic fire or hearth.
- 2
One's home.
- 3
Home life.
- 4
A supplementary meeting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fireside in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Kaminecke |
| Spanish | alrededor de la chimenea |
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 fireside come from?
From fire + side.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).