counterforce
noun, adjective
counterforce is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-F-O-R-C-E: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, counterforce means “A force that opposes another force” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of counterforce is counterforces.
How many letters and syllables are in counterforce?
| Letters | 12: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-F-O-R-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 counterforce?
Counterforce appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 counterforce?
Counterforce 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 counterforce
- counterforces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does counterforce mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A force that opposes another force.
adjective
- 1
Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does counterforce come from?
From counter- + force.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).