groundwave
noun
groundwave is spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-W-A-V-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, groundwave means “A signal that propagates along the surface of the Earth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of groundwave is groundwaves.
How many letters and syllables are in groundwave?
| Letters | 10: G-R-O-U-N-D-W-A-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 groundwave?
Groundwave appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 groundwave
- groundwaves plural
- ground wave
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does groundwave mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A signal that propagates along the surface of the Earth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Groundwave in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense signal propagating along the earth surface:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bodenwelle |
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 groundwave come from?
From ground + wave.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).