nearsighted
adjective
nearsighted is spelled N-E-A-R-S-I-G-H-T-E-D: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nearsighted means “Alternative form of near-sighted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nearsighted?
| Letters | 11: N-E-A-R-S-I-G-H-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th 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 nearsighted?
Nearsighted appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th 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 nearsighted?
Nearsighted 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 nearsighted
Also written: near-sighted (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of nearsighted
- more nearsighted comparative
- most nearsighted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nearsighted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of near-sighted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).