longtime
adjective, adverb
longtime is spelled L-O-N-G-T-I-M-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “long-time vs longtime” about 20 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, longtime means “Having endured for a long period of time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in longtime?
| Letters | 8: L-O-N-G-T-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.4 times per million words; the 10,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is longtime?
Longtime appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th 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 longtime?
Longtime 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).
Words people confuse with longtime
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: long-time (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of longtime
- more longtime comparative
- most longtime superlative
- long-time
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does longtime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having endured for a long period of time.
My longtime friend, since birth actually, called and gently broke the bad news to me.
adverb
- 1
Having been for a long time
longtime married
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does longtime come from?
From long + time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).