Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fortnightly

/ˈfɔːɹtˌnaɪt.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: fort-night-ly
IPA: /ˈfɔːɹtˌnaɪt.li/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks.

adv

once in a fortnight; once every two weeks

noun

A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).

Example Sentences

"That's where my column appears, in the Greenville Herald, fortnightly."

Etymology

Etymology tree English fortnight Middle English -ly English -ly English fortnightly From fortnight + -ly.

Inflected Forms

fortnightlies (plural)

Synonyms

biweekly

Questions

How do you pronounce fortnightly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔːɹtˌnaɪt.li/.
What does fortnightly mean?: Occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks.
Where does fortnightly come from?: Etymology tree English fortnight Middle English -ly English -ly English fortnightly From fortnight + -ly.

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