grandfatherly
adjective
grandfatherly is spelled G-R-A-N-D-F-A-T-H-E-R-L-Y: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, grandfatherly means “Of or characteristic of grandfathers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grandfatherly?
| Letters | 13: G-R-A-N-D-F-A-T-H-E-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 grandfatherly?
Grandfatherly appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 grandfatherly?
Grandfatherly has 4 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).
Forms of grandfatherly
- more grandfatherly comparative
- most grandfatherly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grandfatherly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or characteristic of grandfathers.
- 2
Resembling a grandfather.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grandfatherly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or characteristic of grandfathers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grand-paternel |
| German | großväterlich, grossväterlich |
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 grandfatherly come from?
From grandfather + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).