fivesome
five·some/ˈfaɪvsəm/noun
fivesome is spelled F-I-V-E-S-O-M-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (five·some). It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fivesome means “A group of five people or things” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fivesome is fivesomes.
How many letters and syllables are in fivesome?
| Letters | 8: F-I-V-E-S-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: five·some |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 fivesome?
Fivesome appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 fivesome?
- /ˈfaɪvsəm/
Fivesome has 2 syllables, split five·some in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-fivesome.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fivesome
- fivesomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fivesome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A group of five people or things.
- 2
An orgy (group sex) consisting of five people.
adjective
- 1
archaicBy fives; with five
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fivesome in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense group of five:
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 fivesome come from?
From five + -some.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).