counterman
noun
counterman is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-M-A-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, counterman means “A man who serves behind a counter, especially in a diner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of counterman is countermen.
How many letters and syllables are in counterman?
| Letters | 10: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 counterman?
Counterman appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 counterman?
- US
Counterman 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-counterman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of counterman
- countermen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does counterman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA man who serves behind a counter, especially in a diner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does counterman come from?
From counter + man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).