madison
/ˈmædɪsən/noun
madison is spelled M-A-D-I-S-O-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, madison means “A track cycling relay race in which team members take turns while racing round the track for the largest number of laps, and exchange places with a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of madison is madisons.
How many letters and syllables are in madison?
| Letters | 7: M-A-D-I-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,407th 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 madison?
Madison appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th 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 madison?
- /ˈmædɪsən/
Madison has 3 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)-Vealhurl-Madison.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-madison.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of madison
- madisons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does madison mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A track cycling relay race in which team members take turns while racing round the track for the largest number of laps, and exchange places with a team mate by means of a touch, which may be a push or a hand-sling.
- 2
A form of line dance.
noun
- 1
A particular line dance commonly danced to the Ike & Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits (though predating that song's release).
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of madison.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does madison come from?
The cycling race is named after the original Madison Square Garden in New York, where the first such events were held. The dance is reportedly named after Madison Avenue, also in New York.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).