CIWS
/siːwɪ.z/noun
CIWS is spelled C-I-W-S: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, CIWS means “Acronym of close-in weapon system, such as Phalanx” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of CIWS is CIWSes.
How many letters and syllables are in CIWS?
| Letters | 4: C-I-W-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 CIWS?
CIWS appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 CIWS?
- /siːwɪ.z/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of CIWS
- CIWSes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does CIWS mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Acronym of close-in weapon system, such as Phalanx.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).