aground
/əˈɡɹaʊnd/adjective, adverb
aground is spelled A-G-R-O-U-N-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, aground means “Resting on the bottom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aground?
| Letters | 7: A-G-R-O-U-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aground?
Aground appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 aground?
- /əˈɡɹaʊnd/
Aground has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-aground.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does aground mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resting on the bottom.
- 2
at a loss, ruined, with no way out
adverb
- 1
Resting on the bottom.
The boat was stuck aground until the tide rose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aground in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense resting on the bottom:
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 aground come from?
From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).