crosspiece
noun
crosspiece is spelled C-R-O-S-S-P-I-E-C-E: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crosspiece means “A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crosspiece is crosspieces.
How many letters and syllables are in crosspiece?
| Letters | 10: C-R-O-S-S-P-I-E-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 crosspiece?
Crosspiece appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 crosspiece?
Crosspiece 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).
Forms of crosspiece
- crosspieces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crosspiece mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
- 2
A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crosspiece in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense beam:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Steg, Quersteg, Traverse, Traversleiste, Kreuzverstrebung, Kreuzstück |
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 crosspiece come from?
From cross- + piece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).