minelayer
/ˈmaɪnˌleɪɚ/noun
minelayer is spelled M-I-N-E-L-A-Y-E-R: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, minelayer means “A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of laying (installing) explosive mines (landmines or naval mines)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minelayer is minelayers.
How many letters and syllables are in minelayer?
| Letters | 9: M-I-N-E-L-A-Y-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 minelayer?
Minelayer appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 minelayer?
- US /ˈmaɪnˌleɪɚ/
Minelayer has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-minelayer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of minelayer
- minelayers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minelayer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of laying (installing) explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).
- 2
A ship capable of laying naval mines.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Minelayer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ship capable of laying mines:
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 minelayer come from?
From mine + layer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).