cowman
noun
cowman is spelled C-O-W-M-A-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cowman means “A man involved in a free-range cattle business, in either ownership or hired hand roles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cowman is cowmen.
How many letters and syllables are in cowman?
| Letters | 6: C-O-W-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 cowman?
Cowman appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 cowman?
- US
Cowman has 2 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-cowman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cowman
- cowmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cowman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man involved in a free-range cattle business, in either ownership or hired hand roles.
- 2
A man involved in a dairy cattle or feedlot cattle business.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cowman come from?
From cow + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).