halftime
noun, adjective, adverb
halftime is spelled H-A-L-F-T-I-M-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, halftime means “The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of halftime is halftimes.
How many letters and syllables are in halftime?
| Letters | 8: H-A-L-F-T-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words; the 12,397th 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 halftime?
Halftime appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th 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 halftime?
- US
Halftime 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)-Flame,_not_lame-halftime.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with halftime
Also written: half-time (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of halftime
- halftimes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does halftime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.
- 2
USAlternative form of half-time.
adjective
- 1
USAlternative form of half-time.
adverb
- 1
USAlternative form of half-time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does halftime come from?
From half- + time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).