counteroffensive
noun, adjective
counteroffensive is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-O-F-F-E-N-S-I-V-E: 16 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, counteroffensive means “US spelling of counter-offensive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of counteroffensive is counteroffensives.
How many letters and syllables are in counteroffensive?
| Letters | 16: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-O-F-F-E-N-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 counteroffensive?
Counteroffensive appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 counteroffensive?
- US
Counteroffensive has 5 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)-Flame,_not_lame-counteroffensive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with counteroffensive
Also written: counter-offensive (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of counteroffensive
- counteroffensives plural
- more counteroffensive comparative
- most counteroffensive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does counteroffensive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USUS spelling of counter-offensive.
adjective
- 1
USUS spelling of counter-offensive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does counteroffensive come from?
From counter- + offensive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).