january

Other forms of january

plural

januaries·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about january

What does january mean?

january means "the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice".

How many syllables are in january?

january has 4 syllables: jan-u-ar-y. The stress falls on "jan". In IPA it is /ˈdʒænjuˌɛɹi/.

What is another word for january?

Close synonyms include Jan. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is january a common word?

january is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with january?

21 words rhyme with january. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.