grapeshot
noun
grapeshot is spelled G-R-A-P-E-S-H-O-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grapeshot means “A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grapeshot is grapeshots.
How many letters and syllables are in grapeshot?
| Letters | 9: G-R-A-P-E-S-H-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 grapeshot?
Grapeshot appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 grapeshot?
Grapeshot 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)-Vealhurl-grapeshot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of grapeshot
- grapeshots plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grapeshot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate grapeshot?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of grapeshot: grape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grapeshot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of shot:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mitraille |
| German | Traubenkartätsche, Kartätsche |
| Portuguese | metralha |
| Spanish | metralla |
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 grapeshot come from?
From grape + shot, named for the resemblance of the bag of shot to a bunch of grapes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).