forenoon
/ˈfɔɹnun/noun
forenoon is spelled F-O-R-E-N-O-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, forenoon means “Synonym of morning: the part of the day between sunrise and noon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of forenoon is forenoons.
How many letters and syllables are in forenoon?
| Letters | 8: F-O-R-E-N-O-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 forenoon?
Forenoon appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 forenoon?
- UK /ˈfɔːnuːn/
- US /ˈfɔɹnun/
- /ˈfo(ː)ɹnuːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-forenoon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of forenoon
- forenoons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does forenoon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of morning: the part of the day between sunrise and noon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forenoon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense forenoon - part of the day before noon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Vormittag |
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 forenoon come from?
From Middle English forenone, equivalent to fore- + noon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).