minesweeper
/ˈmaɪnˌswipɚ/noun
minesweeper is spelled M-I-N-E-S-W-E-E-P-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, minesweeper means “A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or naval mines)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minesweeper is minesweepers.
How many letters and syllables are in minesweeper?
| Letters | 11: M-I-N-E-S-W-E-E-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 minesweeper?
Minesweeper appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 minesweeper?
- US /ˈmaɪnˌswipɚ/
Minesweeper 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-minesweeper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of minesweeper
- minesweepers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minesweeper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).
- 2
A ship specializing in removing naval mines.
- 3
Any of various logic-based computer games in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Minesweeper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démineur, dragueur de mines |
| German | Minenabwehrfahrzeug, Minenräumboot , Minesweeper |
| Spanish | dragaminas, barreminas, buscaminas |
| Portuguese | campo minado |
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 minesweeper come from?
From mine + sweeper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).