twelvemonth
/ˈtwɛlvmʌnθ/noun
twelvemonth is spelled T-W-E-L-V-E-M-O-N-T-H: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, twelvemonth means “A year” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of twelvemonth is twelvemonths.
How many letters and syllables are in twelvemonth?
| Letters | 11: T-W-E-L-V-E-M-O-N-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 twelvemonth?
Twelvemonth appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 twelvemonth?
- /ˈtwɛlvmʌnθ/
- /ˈtwɛlmʌnθ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of twelvemonth
- twelvemonths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does twelvemonth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA year.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does twelvemonth come from?
From Middle English twelmonth, twelfmonthe, twelfmonþe, from Old English twelfmōnþ, twelfmōnaþ, equivalent to twelve + month.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).