grandson
grand·son/ˈɡɹæn(d)sʌn/noun
grandson is spelled G-R-A-N-D-S-O-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables (grand·son). It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grandson means “A son of one's child” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grandson is grandsons.
How many letters and syllables are in grandson?
| Letters | 8: G-R-A-N-D-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: grand·son |
| In writing | 7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th 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 grandson?
Grandson appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th 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 grandson?
- /ˈɡɹæn(d)sʌn/
Grandson has 2 syllables, split grand·son in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-grandson.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of grandson
- grandsons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grandson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A son of one's child.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grandson in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense son of one's child:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | petit-fils |
| German | Enkelsohn, Enkel, Großsohn, Grosssohn |
| Portuguese | neto |
| 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 grandson come from?
From grand- + son.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).