dunghill
dung·hill/ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/noun
dunghill is spelled D-U-N-G-H-I-L-L: 8 letters and 2 syllables (dung·hill). It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dunghill means “A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dunghill is dunghills.
How many letters and syllables are in dunghill?
| Letters | 8: D-U-N-G-H-I-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dung·hill |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 dunghill?
Dunghill appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 dunghill?
- /ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/
- US /ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/
- Australia /ˈdɐŋ.hɪl/
Dunghill has 2 syllables, split dung·hill in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dunghill.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dunghill
- dunghills plural
- dung-hill
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dunghill mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.
- 2
derogatoryAny wretchedly mean, dirty or loathsome place, situation or condition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dunghill in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense heap of dung:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Misthaufen |
| Portuguese | esterqueira, esterquilínio, estrumeira |
| Spanish | estercolero |
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 dunghill come from?
Inherited from Middle English donghil. By surface analysis, dung + hill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).