nightlong
/ˈnaɪt.lɒŋ/adjective, adverb
nightlong is spelled N-I-G-H-T-L-O-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nightlong means “Lasting a night (i.e. the duration of one night); lasting all night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nightlong?
| Letters | 9: N-I-G-H-T-L-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 nightlong?
Nightlong appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 nightlong?
- /ˈnaɪt.lɒŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-nightlong.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does nightlong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lasting a night (i.e. the duration of one night); lasting all night.
adverb
- 1
Through the night.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nightlong come from?
From Middle English *nihtlong, from Old English nihtlang (“lasting through the night, night-long, a night in length”), equivalent to night + -long.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).