counterintelligence
noun
counterintelligence is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-C-E: 19 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, counterintelligence means “counterespionage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of counterintelligence is counterintelligences.
How many letters and syllables are in counterintelligence?
| Letters | 19: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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 counterintelligence?
Counterintelligence appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 counterintelligence?
Counterintelligence has 6 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).
Words people confuse with counterintelligence
Also written: counter-intelligence (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of counterintelligence
- counterintelligences plural
- counter-intelligence
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does counterintelligence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
counterespionage
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does counterintelligence come from?
From counter- + intelligence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).