eyeglass
/ˈaɪˌɡlæs/noun
eyeglass is spelled E-Y-E-G-L-A-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eyeglass means “An artificial lens, especially one of a pair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eyeglass is eyeglasses.
How many letters and syllables are in eyeglass?
| Letters | 8: E-Y-E-G-L-A-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 64,400th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is eyeglass?
Eyeglass appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th 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 eyeglass?
- US /ˈaɪˌɡlæs/
Eyeglass 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-eyeglass.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with eyeglass?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as eyeglass from its last stressed vowel (/aɪɡlæs/):
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 eyeglass
- eyeglasses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eyeglass mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An artificial lens, especially one of a pair.
- 2
A monocle.
- 3
An eyepiece.
- 4
obsoleteThe lens of the eye.
- 5
Attributive form of eyeglasses.
an eyeglass repair kit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eyeglass in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a monocle:
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 eyeglass come from?
From eye + glass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).