gearwheel
noun
gearwheel is spelled G-E-A-R-W-H-E-E-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gearwheel means “Alternative spelling of gear wheel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gearwheel is gearwheels.
How many letters and syllables are in gearwheel?
| Letters | 9: G-E-A-R-W-H-E-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 gearwheel?
Gearwheel appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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).
Forms of gearwheel
- gearwheels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gearwheel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of gear wheel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gearwheel come from?
From gear + wheel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).