warmth
/wɔɹmθ/noun
warmth is spelled W-A-R-M-T-H: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, warmth means “A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of warmth is warmths.
How many letters and syllables are in warmth?
| Letters | 6: W-A-R-M-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.3 times per million words; the 9,594th 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 warmth?
Warmth appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th 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 warmth?
- UK /wɔːmθ/
- US /wɔɹmθ/
Warmth has one syllable (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). Recordings: En-us-warmth.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of warmth
- warmths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does warmth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
- 2
Friendliness, kindness or affection.
- 3
Fervor, intensity of emotion or expression.
- 4
The effect of using mostly red and yellow hues.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Warmth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense moderate heat; sensation of being warm:
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 warmth come from?
From Middle English warmth, warmeth, wermþe, from Old English *wiermþu (“warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmiþu (“warmness; warmth”), corresponding to warm + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waarmte (“warmth”), West Frisian waarmte (“warmth”), Dutch warmte (“warmth”), German Low German Warmte, Warmt (“warmth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).