tricentennial
noun, adjective
tricentennial is spelled T-R-I-C-E-N-T-E-N-N-I-A-L: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tricentennial means “The 300th anniversary of an event or happening” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tricentennial is tricentennials.
How many letters and syllables are in tricentennial?
| Letters | 13: T-R-I-C-E-N-T-E-N-N-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 tricentennial?
Tricentennial appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 tricentennial
- tricentennials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tricentennial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The 300th anniversary of an event or happening.
adjective
- 1
Occurring every three hundred (300) years.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tricentennial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense 300th anniversary:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tricentenaire |
| Spanish | tricentenario |
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 tricentennial come from?
By surface analysis, tri- + centennial and tri- + cent- + -ennial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).