crapshoot
noun
crapshoot is spelled C-R-A-P-S-H-O-O-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crapshoot means “A game of craps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crapshoot is crapshoots.
How many letters and syllables are in crapshoot?
| Letters | 9: C-R-A-P-S-H-O-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 crapshoot?
Crapshoot appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 crapshoot?
- US
Crapshoot 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)-Flame,_not_lame-crapshoot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crapshoot
- crapshoots plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crapshoot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A game of craps.
- 2
USA venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crapshoot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense risky venture:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coup de poker |
| Spanish | lotería |
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 crapshoot come from?
From crap + shoot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).