strathspey
noun
strathspey is spelled S-T-R-A-T-H-S-P-E-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Strathspey, the name). As a noun, strathspey means “A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of strathspey is strathspeys.
How many letters and syllables are in strathspey?
| Letters | 10: S-T-R-A-T-H-S-P-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 strathspey?
Strathspey appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Strathspey, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of strathspey
- strathspeys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does strathspey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
- 2
A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does strathspey come from?
After Strathspey, valley of the river Spey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).