Gaeltacht
[ˈɡeɪltəxt]noun
Gaeltacht is spelled G-A-E-L-T-A-C-H-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Gaeltacht means “An officially recognised area where the Irish language is the predominant language in daily use” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Gaeltacht is Gaeltachtaí or Gaeltachts.
How many letters and syllables are in Gaeltacht?
| Letters | 9: G-A-E-L-T-A-C-H-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 Gaeltacht?
Gaeltacht appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 Gaeltacht?
- [ˈɡeɪltəxt]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Gaeltacht
- Gaeltachtaí plural
- Gaeltachts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Gaeltacht mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandAn officially recognised area where the Irish language is the predominant language in daily use.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Gaeltacht come from?
Borrowed from Irish Gaeltacht.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).