grandchild
/ˈɡɹændˌtʃaɪld/noun
grandchild is spelled G-R-A-N-D-C-H-I-L-D: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grandchild means “A child of someone's child” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grandchild is grandchildren.
How many letters and syllables are in grandchild?
| Letters | 10: G-R-A-N-D-C-H-I-L-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd 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 grandchild?
Grandchild appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 grandchild?
- /ˈɡɹændˌtʃaɪld/
Grandchild has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-grandchild.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of grandchild
- grandchildren plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grandchild mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A child of someone's child.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grandchild in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense child of one’s child:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | petit-enfant |
| German | Enkel, Enkelkind, Kindeskind |
| Portuguese | neto, neta |
| Spanish | nieto |
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 grandchild come from?
From grand- + child.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).