mainsheet
/ˈmeɪnʃiːt/noun
mainsheet is spelled M-A-I-N-S-H-E-E-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mainsheet means “The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mainsheet is mainsheets.
How many letters and syllables are in mainsheet?
| Letters | 9: M-A-I-N-S-H-E-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 mainsheet?
Mainsheet appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 mainsheet?
- /ˈmeɪnʃiːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mainsheet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mainsheet
- mainsheets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mainsheet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mainsheet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rope connecting to mainsail:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grande écoute |
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 mainsheet come from?
From main + sheet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).