piledriver
noun
piledriver is spelled P-I-L-E-D-R-I-V-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piledriver means “A very hard shot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of piledriver is piledrivers.
How many letters and syllables are in piledriver?
| Letters | 10: P-I-L-E-D-R-I-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 piledriver?
Piledriver appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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).
Words people confuse with piledriver
Also written: pile driver (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of piledriver
- piledrivers plural
- pile driver
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piledriver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A very hard shot.
- 2
A move in which the wrestler applies a front waist lock, then drives the opponent's head into the mat by falling to his knees or backside.
- 3
A very powerful punch.
- 4
Alternative form of pile driver (“a mechanical device”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does piledriver come from?
From pile + driver.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).