gunrunning
noun
gunrunning is spelled G-U-N-R-U-N-N-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gunrunning means “The smuggling of arms and ammunition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gunrunning is gunrunnings.
How many letters and syllables are in gunrunning?
| Letters | 10: G-U-N-R-U-N-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 gunrunning?
Gunrunning appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 gunrunning
- gunrunnings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gunrunning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The smuggling of arms and ammunition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gunrunning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense smuggling of arms and ammunition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Waffenschmuggel |
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 gunrunning come from?
From gun + running.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).