dockyard
noun
dockyard is spelled D-O-C-K-Y-A-R-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dockyard means “A place where ships are repaired or outfitted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dockyard is dockyards.
How many letters and syllables are in dockyard?
| Letters | 8: D-O-C-K-Y-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th 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 dockyard?
Dockyard appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 dockyard?
Dockyard 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 dockyard
- dockyards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dockyard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A place where ships are repaired or outfitted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dockyard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ship repair place:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chantier naval |
| German | Werft |
| Portuguese | estaleiro |
| Spanish | astillero |
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 dockyard come from?
From dock + yard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).