earthrise
/ˈɝθˌɹaɪz/noun
earthrise is spelled E-A-R-T-H-R-I-S-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, earthrise means “The event of the Earth rising over the horizon of another celestial body, typically the Moon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of earthrise is earthrises.
How many letters and syllables are in earthrise?
| Letters | 9: E-A-R-T-H-R-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 earthrise?
Earthrise appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 earthrise?
- UK /ˈɜːθˌɹaɪz/
- US /ˈɝθˌɹaɪz/
Earthrise has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of earthrise
- earthrises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earthrise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The event of the Earth rising over the horizon of another celestial body, typically the Moon.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:earthrise.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of earthrise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Earthrise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rising of the Earth over the horizon of another celestial body:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lever de Terre |
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 earthrise come from?
From earth + rise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).