seventies
noun, adjective
seventies is spelled S-E-V-E-N-T-I-E-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seventies means “The decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in seventies?
| Letters | 9: S-E-V-E-N-T-I-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is seventies?
Seventies appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 seventies?
Seventies has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of seventies
- 'seventies
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seventies mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc.
I'm so bored of this decade, the seventies can't come soon enough.
- 2
The decade of one's life from age 70 through age 79.
My grandma met her third wife when they were both in their seventies.
- 3
The range between 70 and 79.
You don't need your parka today, it's in the seventies.
- 4
plural of seventy
adjective
- 1
From or evoking the 71st through 80th years of a century (chiefly the 1970s).
I know the theme of the school dance is "The 1970s" but is covering the walls, floor, and ceiling with tie-dye too seventies?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seventies in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the decade of the 1970s:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | les années soixante-dix, années 70 |
| German | siebziger Jahre, Siebziger |
| Spanish | años 70 |
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.