moonsault
/ˈmuːnsɔːlt/noun
moonsault is spelled M-O-O-N-S-A-U-L-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moonsault means “An attack where the wrestler faces away from the supine opponent and executes a backflip landing on the opponent in a splash/press position but…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moonsault is moonsaults.
How many letters and syllables are in moonsault?
| Letters | 9: M-O-O-N-S-A-U-L-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 moonsault?
Moonsault appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 moonsault?
- /ˈmuːnsɔːlt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of moonsault
- moonsaults plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moonsault mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An attack where the wrestler faces away from the supine opponent and executes a backflip landing on the opponent in a splash/press position but facing towards the elevated position.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does moonsault come from?
Blend of moon + somersault.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).