readathon
noun
readathon is spelled R-E-A-D-A-T-H-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, readathon means “An event during which people read books in order to raise money for charity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of readathon is readathons.
How many letters and syllables are in readathon?
| Letters | 9: R-E-A-D-A-T-H-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 readathon?
Readathon appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 readathon
- readathons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does readathon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An event during which people read books in order to raise money for charity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does readathon come from?
Blend of read + marathon; compare telethon, walkathon, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).