guidepost
/ˈɡaɪdˌpoʊst/noun
guidepost is spelled G-U-I-D-E-P-O-S-T: 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, guidepost means “A signpost” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of guidepost is guideposts.
How many letters and syllables are in guidepost?
| Letters | 9: G-U-I-D-E-P-O-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American 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 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 guidepost?
Guidepost 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 guidepost?
- US /ˈɡaɪdˌpoʊst/
Guidepost 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)-Wodencafe-guidepost.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of guidepost
- guideposts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does guidepost mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A signpost.
- 2
Anything that provides guidance; a guideline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does guidepost come from?
From guide + post.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).