Whitsuntide
noun
Whitsuntide is spelled W-H-I-T-S-U-N-T-I-D-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Whitsuntide means “The week that begins with Whitsunday” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Whitsuntide is Whitsuntides.
How many letters and syllables are in Whitsuntide?
| Letters | 11: W-H-I-T-S-U-N-T-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 Whitsuntide?
Whitsuntide appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 Whitsuntide
- Whitsuntides plural
- Whitsun Tide
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Whitsuntide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The week that begins with Whitsunday.
- 2
The weekend which includes Whitsunday.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Whitsuntide in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense week beginning on Whitsunday; weekend which includes Whitsunday:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Pentecôte |
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 Whitsuntide come from?
From Whitsun (“Whitsunday”) + -tide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).