floodlight
noun, verb
floodlight is spelled F-L-O-O-D-L-I-G-H-T: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, floodlight means “A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of floodlight is floodlights.
How many letters and syllables are in floodlight?
| Letters | 10: F-L-O-O-D-L-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th 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 floodlight?
Floodlight appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 floodlight?
Floodlight 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).
Forms of floodlight
- floodlights plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- floodlighting participle, present
- floodlit participle, past
- floodlighted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does floodlight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood
The floodlights bathed her in a pool of light.
- 2
Powerful artificial illumination with a broad beam, especially in a series of units on pylons used to illuminate a sports ground.
verb
- 1
To enlighten or illuminate with floodlight(s).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Floodlight in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood:
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 floodlight come from?
From flood + light.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).