semimonthly
adjective, adverb, noun
semimonthly is spelled S-E-M-I-M-O-N-T-H-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, semimonthly means “Occurring twice a month or at half month intervals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in semimonthly?
| Letters | 11: S-E-M-I-M-O-N-T-H-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 semimonthly?
Semimonthly appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 semimonthly
- semimonthlies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does semimonthly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Occurring twice a month or at half month intervals.
The semimonthly meeting was scheduled for the second and fourth Tuesdays. Compare fortnightly, biweekly, semiweekly; not to be confused with bimonthly
adverb
- 1
In a manner occurring twice a month or at half month intervals.
They met semimonthly to discuss the latest developments.
noun
- 1
Something done or made every half month, especially a periodical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Semimonthly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense occurring twice a month or at half month intervals:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | halbmonatlich |
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 semimonthly come from?
From semi- + monthly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).