greensward
/ˈɡɹiːnswɔːd/noun
greensward is spelled G-R-E-E-N-S-W-A-R-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, greensward means “A tract of land that is green with grass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of greensward is greenswards.
How many letters and syllables are in greensward?
| Letters | 10: G-R-E-E-N-S-W-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 greensward?
Greensward appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 greensward?
- UK /ˈɡɹiːnswɔːd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-greensward.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of greensward
- greenswards plural
- green-sward
- green sward
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does greensward mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tract of land that is green with grass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Greensward in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense area of land that is green with grass:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Rasen |
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 greensward come from?
From green + sward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).