longstaff
noun
longstaff is spelled L-O-N-G-S-T-A-F-F: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, longstaff means “A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used for martial arts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of longstaff is longstaffs or longstaves.
How many letters and syllables are in longstaff?
| Letters | 9: L-O-N-G-S-T-A-F-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 longstaff?
Longstaff appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 longstaff?
Longstaff 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).
Forms of longstaff
- longstaffs plural
- longstaves plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does longstaff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used for martial arts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does longstaff come from?
From long + staff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).