airfield
noun
airfield is spelled A-I-R-F-I-E-L-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, airfield means “An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of airfield is airfields.
How many letters and syllables are in airfield?
| Letters | 8: A-I-R-F-I-E-L-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th 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 airfield?
Airfield appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th 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 airfield?
Airfield 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)-Vealhurl-airfield.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of airfield
- airfields plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does airfield mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Airfield in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense place where airplanes can take off and land:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aérodrome |
| German | Flugplatz |
| Portuguese | aeródromo |
| Spanish | aeródromo, aeroparque, campo de aviación |
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 airfield come from?
From air + field.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).