earpiece
/ˈɪɹpiːs/noun
earpiece is spelled E-A-R-P-I-E-C-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, earpiece means “A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of earpiece is earpieces.
How many letters and syllables are in earpiece?
| Letters | 8: E-A-R-P-I-E-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th 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 earpiece?
Earpiece appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 earpiece?
- UK /ˈɪəpiːs/
- US /ˈɪɹpiːs/
Earpiece 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-earpiece.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of earpiece
- earpieces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earpiece mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.
Holonym: headpiece (sometimes holonymous)
- 2
A receiver of a telephone to hold near to one's ear.
- 3
The arm on a pair of glasses that hooks over the ear to hold them in place.
My glasses won't stay on, as I've broken the left earpiece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Earpiece in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Ohrhörer, Ohrstück , Hörer |
| Portuguese | fone de ouvido, auscultador, fone |
| Spanish | auricular, pinganillo , fono, auditivo , patilla |
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 earpiece come from?
From ear + piece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).