hamilton
Ham·il·ton/ˈhæməltən/noun
hamilton is spelled H-A-M-I-L-T-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (Ham·il·ton). It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hamilton means “Alternative letter-case form of Hamilton (slang: a United States ten-dollar bill)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hamilton is hamiltons.
How many letters and syllables are in hamilton?
| Letters | 8: H-A-M-I-L-T-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Ham·il·ton |
| In writing | 20 times per million words; the 4,224th 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 hamilton?
Hamilton appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th 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 hamilton?
- UK /ˈhæməltən/
- UK /ˈ-ɪl-/
- British /ˈhaməltən/
Hamilton has 3 syllables, split Ham·il·ton in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-Hamilton.opus, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hamilton
- hamiltons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hamilton mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Hamilton (slang: a United States ten-dollar bill).
noun
- 1
slangA United States ten-dollar bill.
I think the girls all work for $200 p/hr, give or take a few Hamiltons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hamilton come from?
From Old English *Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).