moonrise
/ˈmunˌɹaɪz/noun
moonrise is spelled M-O-O-N-R-I-S-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moonrise means “The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moonrise is moonrises.
How many letters and syllables are in moonrise?
| Letters | 8: M-O-O-N-R-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 moonrise?
Moonrise appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 moonrise?
- US /ˈmunˌɹaɪz/
Moonrise has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-moonrise.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with moonrise
Also written: moon-rise (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of moonrise
- moonrises plural
- moon-rise
- moon rise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moonrise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moonrise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lever de lune |
| German | Mondaufgang |
| Portuguese | nascer da lua |
| Spanish | subida de la luna, salida de la luna |
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 moonrise come from?
From moon + rise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).