earthmoving
adjective, noun
earthmoving is spelled E-A-R-T-H-M-O-V-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, earthmoving means “Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in earthmoving?
| Letters | 11: E-A-R-T-H-M-O-V-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 earthmoving?
Earthmoving appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 earthmoving?
Earthmoving has 3 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 earthmoving
- more earthmoving comparative
- most earthmoving superlative
- earth-moving
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earthmoving mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
- 2
Of great significance.
noun
- 1
The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Earthmoving in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense construction: designed to move large quantities of earth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | terraplanagem |
| Spanish | movimiento de tierras |
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 earthmoving come from?
From earth + moving.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).