countermeasure
coun·ter·mea·sure/ˈkaʊ̯ntɚmɛʒɚ/noun
countermeasure is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-M-E-A-S-U-R-E: 14 letters and 4 syllables (coun·ter·mea·sure). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, countermeasure means “Any action taken to counteract or correct another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of countermeasure is countermeasures.
How many letters and syllables are in countermeasure?
| Letters | 14: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-M-E-A-S-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: coun·ter·mea·sure |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 countermeasure?
Countermeasure appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 countermeasure?
- UK /ˈkaʊ̯ntəmɛʒə/
- US /ˈkaʊ̯ntɚmɛʒɚ/
- /ˈkaʊ̯ɾ̃ɚmɛʒɚ/
Countermeasure has 4 syllables, split coun·ter·mea·sure in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-countermeasure.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of countermeasure
- countermeasures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does countermeasure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
- 2
Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Countermeasure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense action:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | contre-mesure |
| German | Gegenmaßnahme |
| Portuguese | contramedida |
| Spanish | contramedida |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does countermeasure come from?
From counter- + measure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).