earthworm
earth·worm/ˈɜː(ɹ)θˌwɜː(ɹ)m/noun
earthworm is spelled E-A-R-T-H-W-O-R-M: 9 letters and 2 syllables (earth·worm). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, earthworm means “A worm that lives in the ground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of earthworm is earthworms.
How many letters and syllables are in earthworm?
| Letters | 9: E-A-R-T-H-W-O-R-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: earth·worm |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is earthworm?
Earthworm appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 earthworm?
- /ˈɜː(ɹ)θˌwɜː(ɹ)m/
Earthworm has 2 syllables, split earth·worm in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-earthworm.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with earthworm?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as earthworm.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: heartworm.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of earthworm
- earthworms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earthworm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A worm that lives in the ground.
- 2
A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
- 3
A contemptible person; a groveller.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Earthworm in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ver de terre, lombric, lèche |
| German | Regenwurm, Aalwurm, Erdwurm, Tauwurm, Gemeiner Regenwurm , Kriecher |
| Portuguese | minhoca |
| Spanish | lombriz de tierra, gusano de tierra, miñosa, lombriz térrea, lambrija, gusano terrero |
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 earthworm come from?
From Middle English erthe-worm, erþe-worm, erþe worm (also as worm of þe erthe, worm of þe erþe), equivalent to earth + worm. Compare Saterland Frisian Äidwurm (“earthworm”), West Frisian ierdwjirm (“earthworm”), Dutch aardworm (“earthworm”), less common German Erdwurm (“earthworm”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).