halyard
/ˈhæljə(ɹ)d/noun
halyard is spelled H-A-L-Y-A-R-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, halyard means “A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of halyard is halyards.
How many letters and syllables are in halyard?
| Letters | 7: H-A-L-Y-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 halyard?
Halyard appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 halyard?
- /ˈhæljə(ɹ)d/
- /ˈhæljɑː(ɹ)d/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-halyard.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of halyard
- halyards plural
- halliard
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does halyard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.
- 2
A rope used to extend a ladder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Halyard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rope:
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 halyard come from?
Inherited from Middle English halier, from halen (“to haul”) + -iere (“-er”), with misconstrual of -ier as yard. Compare lanyard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).