Jonestown
noun
Jonestown is spelled J-O-N-E-S-T-O-W-N: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Jonestown means “Any mass suicide or murder, especially one with religious or cultic overtones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Jonestown is Jonestowns.
How many letters and syllables are in Jonestown?
| Letters | 9: J-O-N-E-S-T-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 Jonestown?
Jonestown appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 Jonestown?
Jonestown 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).
Forms of Jonestown
- Jonestowns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Jonestown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any mass suicide or murder, especially one with religious or cultic overtones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Jonestown come from?
From Jones + town, after Reverend Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).