granddad
noun
granddad is spelled G-R-A-N-D-D-A-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, granddad means “grandfather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of granddad is granddads.
How many letters and syllables are in granddad?
| Letters | 8: G-R-A-N-D-D-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th 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 granddad?
Granddad appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 granddad?
Granddad 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-granddad.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of granddad
- granddads plural
- grandad
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does granddad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKinformalgrandfather
- 2
UKA familiar or disparaging term of address to an old man.
Hey! Get out of my way, granddad!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does granddad come from?
From grand- + dad (“father”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).