earthshaking
adjective
earthshaking is spelled E-A-R-T-H-S-H-A-K-I-N-G: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, earthshaking means “Causing the earth to vibrate; very loud” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in earthshaking?
| Letters | 12: E-A-R-T-H-S-H-A-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 earthshaking?
Earthshaking appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 earthshaking?
Earthshaking 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 earthshaking
- more earthshaking comparative
- most earthshaking superlative
- earth-shaking
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earthshaking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Causing the earth to vibrate; very loud.
- 2
Of global consequence or importance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does earthshaking come from?
From earth + shaking as a calque of Ancient Greek ἐννοσίγαιος (ennosígaios), ἐνοσίχθων (enosíkhthōn).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).