minuteman
noun
minuteman is spelled M-I-N-U-T-E-M-A-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, minuteman means “Alternative form of minute man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minuteman is minutemen.
How many letters and syllables are in minuteman?
| Letters | 9: M-I-N-U-T-E-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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 minuteman?
Minuteman appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 minuteman?
Minuteman 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 minuteman
Also written: minute-man (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of minuteman
- minutemen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minuteman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of minute man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).