guardroom
/ˈɡɑɹdˌɹum/noun
guardroom is spelled G-U-A-R-D-R-O-O-M: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, guardroom means “A room used by soldiers when on guard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of guardroom is guardrooms.
How many letters and syllables are in guardroom?
| Letters | 9: G-U-A-R-D-R-O-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 guardroom?
Guardroom appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 guardroom?
- US /ˈɡɑɹdˌɹum/
Guardroom has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of guardroom
- guardrooms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does guardroom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A room used by soldiers when on guard.
- 2
A jail cell in which military prisoners are kept.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does guardroom come from?
From guard + room.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).