merriment

Name: merriment, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈmɛɹimɪnt/

//ˈmɛɹimɪnt// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“merriment” is an uncommon English word, ranked #52,488 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,488
frequency rank, English: 9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A state of enjoyable exuberance.

Key facts for merriment
Property	Value
Headword	merriment
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈmɛɹimɪnt/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#52,488
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “merriment” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). merriment lands here:

#52,488

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for merriment is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɛɹimɪnt/. Corpus data places it at rank #52,488 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for merriment, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From merry + -ment. The correct English form is merriment, spelled M-E-R-R-I-M-E-N-T.

Definition

1
A state of enjoyable exuberance.
2
Playful fun.

Etymology

From merry + -ment.

This word in other languages

alegría(Español)gaieté(Français)Überschwang(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "merriment"?

"merriment" is spelled M-E-R-R-I-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɛɹimɪnt/.

What does "merriment" mean?

As a noun, "merriment" means: A state of enjoyable exuberance.

How do you pronounce "merriment"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merriment" is /ˈmɛɹimɪnt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "merriment"?

From merry + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “merriment”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is M-E-R-R-I-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈmɛɹimɪnt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.