highrise
noun
highrise is spelled H-I-G-H-R-I-S-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, highrise means “Alternative spelling of high-rise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of highrise is highrises.
How many letters and syllables are in highrise?
| Letters | 8: H-I-G-H-R-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 highrise?
Highrise appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 highrise?
Highrise 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).
Words people confuse with highrise
Also written: high-rise (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of highrise
- highrises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does highrise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of high-rise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).