machinegun
noun, verb
machinegun is spelled M-A-C-H-I-N-E-G-U-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, machinegun means “Alternative spelling of machine gun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of machinegun is machineguns.
How many letters and syllables are in machinegun?
| Letters | 10: M-A-C-H-I-N-E-G-U-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 machinegun?
Machinegun appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 machinegun?
Machinegun 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).
Words people confuse with machinegun
Also written: machine-gun (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of machinegun
- machineguns plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- machinegunning participle, present
- machinegunned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does machinegun mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of machine gun.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of machine-gun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does machinegun come from?
From machine + gun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).