# counterclockwise

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #45,863

## Definitions
1. In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.

## Etymology
From counter- + clock + -wise.

## Common misspellings (25)
`ccounterclockwise`, `conuterclockwise`, `counetrclockwise`, `counnterclockwise`, `countecrlockwise`, `countercclockwise`, `counterclcokwise`, `countercllockwise`, `counterclocckwise`, `counterclockiwse`, `counterclockkwise`, `counterclockwies`, `counterclockwisse`, `counterclockwsie`, `counterclockwwise`, `counterclocwkise`, `counterclokcwise`, `countercolckwise`, `counterlcockwise`, `counterrclockwise`, `countreclockwise`, `countterclockwise`, `coutnerclockwise`, `cuonterclockwise`, `ocunterclockwise`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/counterclockwise