gunstone
obsolete
gunstone is spelled G-U-N-S-T-O-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gunstone means “A cannonball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gunstone is gunstones.
How many letters and syllables are in gunstone?
| Letters | 8: G-U-N-S-T-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 gunstone?
Gunstone appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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).
What does gunstone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA cannonball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gunstone come from?
From Middle English gunneston; equivalent to gun + stone: they were originally made from stone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).