crowsnest
noun
crowsnest is spelled C-R-O-W-S-N-E-S-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crowsnest means “Alternative form of crow's nest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crowsnest is crowsnests.
How many letters and syllables are in crowsnest?
| Letters | 9: C-R-O-W-S-N-E-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 crowsnest?
Crowsnest appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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).
Forms of crowsnest
- crowsnests plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crowsnest mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of crow's nest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crowsnest come from?
From crow + -s- + nest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).