counterproposal
noun
counterproposal is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-P-R-O-P-O-S-A-L: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, counterproposal means “A proposal made as an alternative to another, earlier proposal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of counterproposal is counterproposals.
How many letters and syllables are in counterproposal?
| Letters | 15: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-P-R-O-P-O-S-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 counterproposal?
Counterproposal appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 counterproposal?
Counterproposal 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).
Forms of counterproposal
- counterproposals plural
- counter-proposal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does counterproposal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A proposal made as an alternative to another, earlier proposal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Counterproposal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense alternative proposal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Gegenvorschlag, Alternativvorschlag |
| Portuguese | contraproposta |
| Spanish | contrapropuesta |
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.