earshot
/ˈɪɹˌʃɑt/noun
earshot is spelled E-A-R-S-H-O-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, earshot means “A distance from which sound is still audible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of earshot is earshots.
How many letters and syllables are in earshot?
| Letters | 7: E-A-R-S-H-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd 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 earshot?
Earshot appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 earshot?
- UK /ˈɪəˌʃɒt/
- US /ˈɪɹˌʃɑt/
Earshot 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: En-us-earshot.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of earshot
- earshots plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earshot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A distance from which sound is still audible.
I'll row out on the lake but stay within earshot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Earshot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense distance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | portée de voix |
| German | Hörweite, Rufweite |
| Spanish | alcance del oído, a la voz |
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 earshot come from?
From ear + shot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).