gaiety
gai·e·ty/ˈɡeɪ.ə.ti/noun
gaiety is spelled G-A-I-E-T-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables (gai·e·ty). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gaiety means “The state of being happy or merry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gaiety is gaieties.
How many letters and syllables are in gaiety?
| Letters | 6: G-A-I-E-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: gai·e·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 gaiety?
Gaiety appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 gaiety?
- /ˈɡeɪ.ə.ti/
- /ˈɡeɪ.ɪ.ti/
Gaiety has 3 syllables, split gai·e·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gaiety.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gaiety
- gaieties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gaiety mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedThe state of being happy or merry.
There was much gaiety at the ball.
- 2
datedMerrymaking or festivity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gaiety in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being happy:
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 gaiety come from?
Borrowed from Middle French gaieté, from gai. By surface analysis, gay + -ety.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).