yesternight
/ˈjɛstə(ɹ)naɪt/obsolete
yesternight is spelled Y-E-S-T-E-R-N-I-G-H-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, yesternight means “Last night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yesternight?
| Letters | 11: Y-E-S-T-E-R-N-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 yesternight?
Yesternight appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 yesternight?
- /ˈjɛstə(ɹ)naɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-yesternight.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-yesternight.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does yesternight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
archaicLast night.
noun
- 1
archaicA preceding night.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yesternight come from?
From Middle English yesternyght, yisternight, from Old English ġiestranniht (“yesternight”), equivalent to yester- + night.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).