Martinmas
noun
Martinmas is spelled M-A-R-T-I-N-M-A-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Martinmas means “St Martin's Day, 11th November. A Scottish quarter day” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Martinmas is Martinmases.
How many letters and syllables are in Martinmas?
| Letters | 9: M-A-R-T-I-N-M-A-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 Martinmas?
Martinmas appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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).
Forms of Martinmas
- Martinmases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Martinmas mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
St Martin's Day, 11th November. A Scottish quarter day.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Martinmas in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense St. Martin's Day:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Martinstag, Martini |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Martinmas come from?
From Martin + -mas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).