counterfire
noun, verb
counterfire is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-F-I-R-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, counterfire means “The firing of weapons in response” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of counterfire is counterfires.
How many letters and syllables are in counterfire?
| Letters | 11: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-F-I-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 counterfire?
Counterfire appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 counterfire
- counterfires plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- counterfiring participle, present
- counterfired participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does counterfire mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The firing of weapons in response.
- 2
A smaller fire lit at some distance from a wildfire, in order to develop a firebreak.
verb
- 1
To light a smaller fire at some distance from a wildfire, in order to develop a firebreak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does counterfire come from?
From counter- + fire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).