benchrest
noun
benchrest is spelled B-E-N-C-H-R-E-S-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, benchrest means “A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of benchrest is benchrests.
How many letters and syllables are in benchrest?
| Letters | 9: B-E-N-C-H-R-E-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 benchrest?
Benchrest appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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).
Forms of benchrest
- benchrests plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does benchrest mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.
- 2
The infrastructure for benchrest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does benchrest come from?
From bench + rest, since the gun is mounted on a rest placed on a table or bench.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).