ironwood
noun
ironwood is spelled I-R-O-N-W-O-O-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ironwood means “Acacia esthrophiolata, Acacia excelsa, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia stenophylla, or Erythrophleum chlorostachys” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ironwood is ironwoods.
How many letters and syllables are in ironwood?
| Letters | 8: I-R-O-N-W-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th 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 ironwood?
Ironwood appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th 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 ironwood?
Ironwood has 3 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).
Forms of ironwood
- ironwoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ironwood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaAcacia esthrophiolata, Acacia excelsa, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia stenophylla, or Erythrophleum chlorostachys.
- 2
Aegiphilia martinicensis
- 3
Afzelia africana
- 4
Astronium spp.
- 5
Backhousia myrtifolia
- 6
Carpinus caroliniana
- 7
Casuarina cristata
- 8
Chionanthus caymanensis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ironwood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bois de fer |
| German | Eisenholz |
| Portuguese | pau-ferro |
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 ironwood come from?
From iron + wood, because of its toughness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).