wartime
/ˈwɔː(ɹ)taɪm/noun
wartime is spelled W-A-R-T-I-M-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wartime means “A period during which a war is in progress in a particular place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wartime is wartimes.
How many letters and syllables are in wartime?
| Letters | 7: W-A-R-T-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th 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 wartime?
Wartime appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th 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 wartime?
- /ˈwɔː(ɹ)taɪm/
Wartime has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wartime.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-wartime.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with wartime
Also written: war-time (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of wartime
- wartimes plural
- war time
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wartime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A period during which a war is in progress in a particular place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wartime in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense period of a war:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | temps de guerre |
| German | Kriegszeit |
| Portuguese | tempo de guerra |
| Spanish | tiempo de guerra, tiempos bélicos, tiempo guerrero, tiempos belicosos, tiempo pugnaz |
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 wartime come from?
From war + time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).