peashooter
pea·shoot·er/ˈpiˌʃutəɹ/noun
peashooter is spelled P-E-A-S-H-O-O-T-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables (pea·shoot·er). It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peashooter means “A toy weapon consisting of a tube through which dried peas or small objects are blown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peashooter is peashooters.
How many letters and syllables are in peashooter?
| Letters | 10: P-E-A-S-H-O-O-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pea·shoot·er |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 peashooter?
Peashooter appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 peashooter?
- UK /ˈpiːˌʃuːtə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈpiˌʃutəɹ/
- US [-ɾəɹ]
Peashooter has 3 syllables, split pea·shoot·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-peashooter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peashooter
- peashooters plural
- pea-shooter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peashooter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A toy weapon consisting of a tube through which dried peas or small objects are blown.
- 2
A person who uses such a device.
- 3
slangAny small or ineffective gun or weapon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peashooter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense toy weapon:
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 peashooter come from?
From pea + shooter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).