pierhead
noun
pierhead is spelled P-I-E-R-H-E-A-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pierhead means “The end of a pier farthest from shore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pierhead is pierheads.
How many letters and syllables are in pierhead?
| Letters | 8: P-I-E-R-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 pierhead?
Pierhead appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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).
Forms of pierhead
- pierheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pierhead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The end of a pier farthest from shore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pierhead come from?
From pier + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).