How to pronounce fortnight
American English pronunciation
FORT-nyte
- IPA
- /ˈfɔɹtˌnaɪt/
- Syllables
- FORT · nyte (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
Love words? Try a free round: no sign-up, about two minutes. Play free
What fortnight means
A period of two weeks
In a sentence: My grandparents are staying with us for a fortnight.
Where it comes from: It's a squashed form of "fourteen nights." The Anglo-Saxons counted time by nights.
Can you spot the real meaning? Try one
Loading a word…
Can you spot the real meaning? Play Wordfib
One free round, no sign-up. Wordfib shows a word and four meanings: one real, three fibs.