crosscut
cross·cut/ˈkɹɔskʌt/noun, verb
crosscut is spelled C-R-O-S-S-C-U-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables (cross·cut). 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, crosscut means “A crosswise cut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crosscut is crosscuts.
How many letters and syllables are in crosscut?
| Letters | 8: C-R-O-S-S-C-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cross·cut |
| 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; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is crosscut?
Crosscut 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 crosscut?
- UK /ˈkɹɒskʌt/
- US /ˈkɹɔskʌt/
- US /ˈkɹɑskʌt/
Crosscut has 2 syllables, split cross·cut in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of crosscut
- crosscuts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- cross-cut
- crosscutting participle, present
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crosscut mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A crosswise cut.
- 2
A shortcut.
- 3
An instance of filmic crosscutting.
- 4
A crosscut saw.
- 5
A tunnel or level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another through the country rock.
verb
- 1
To cut across something.
- 2
To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain.
- 3
To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes.
- 4
To affect several modules of a program, without the possibility of being encapsulated in any one of them. See Cross-cutting concern.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crosscut in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Durchhieb, Durchstich, Kreuzhieb , Querschlag |
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 crosscut come from?
From cross- + cut.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).