anchorwoman
noun
anchorwoman is spelled A-N-C-H-O-R-W-O-M-A-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anchorwoman means “A female anchorperson” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anchorwoman is anchorwomen.
How many letters and syllables are in anchorwoman?
| Letters | 11: A-N-C-H-O-R-W-O-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is anchorwoman?
Anchorwoman appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 anchorwoman?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-anchorwoman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of anchorwoman
- anchorwomen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anchorwoman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female anchorperson.
- 2
The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anchorwoman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | speakerine, présentatrice |
| German | TV-Moderatorin, Moderatorin, TV-Chefsprecherin, Chefsprecherin, Anchorwoman , Schlussläuferin |
| Spanish | conductora, presentadora |
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 anchorwoman come from?
From anchor(man) + -woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).