bandsaw
noun, verb
bandsaw is spelled B-A-N-D-S-A-W: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bandsaw means “A powered saw whose blade is a continuous band of metal with teeth along one edge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bandsaw is bandsaws.
How many letters and syllables are in bandsaw?
| Letters | 7: B-A-N-D-S-A-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 bandsaw?
Bandsaw appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 bandsaw?
- General-American
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bandsaw.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bandsaw
- bandsaws plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- band saw
- band-saw
- bandsawing participle, present
- bandsawed past
- bandsawn participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bandsaw mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A powered saw whose blade is a continuous band of metal with teeth along one edge.
verb
- 1
To cut with a bandsaw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bandsaw in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a saw whose blade is a continuous band:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | scie à ruban |
| German | Bandsäge |
| Portuguese | serra de fita |
| Spanish | sierra de cinta |
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 bandsaw come from?
From band + saw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).