wellspring
/ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/noun
wellspring is spelled W-E-L-L-S-P-R-I-N-G: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wellspring means “The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wellspring is wellsprings.
How many letters and syllables are in wellspring?
| Letters | 10: W-E-L-L-S-P-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 wellspring?
Wellspring appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 wellspring?
- US /ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/
Wellspring 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).
Forms of wellspring
- wellsprings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wellspring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
- 2
A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wellspring come from?
From Middle English wellespring, from Old English wiellspring, wiellġespring (“spring, fount, fountain”), corresponding to well + spring. More at well, spring.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).