countercharge
noun, verb
countercharge is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-C-H-A-R-G-E: 13 letters and 3 syllables. 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, countercharge means “An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of countercharge is countercharges.
How many letters and syllables are in countercharge?
| Letters | 13: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-C-H-A-R-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 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 countercharge?
Countercharge 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).
How do you pronounce countercharge?
Countercharge has 3 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).
Forms of countercharge
- countercharges plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- countercharging participle, present
- countercharged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does countercharge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.
- 2
An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack.
verb
- 1
To reverse the colors; to make counterchanged.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).