pushrod
noun
pushrod is spelled P-U-S-H-R-O-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pushrod means “A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker arms above the cylinder head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pushrod is pushrods.
How many letters and syllables are in pushrod?
| Letters | 7: P-U-S-H-R-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 pushrod?
Pushrod appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 pushrod?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-pushrod.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pushrod
- pushrods plural
- push rod
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pushrod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker arms above the cylinder head.
- 2
A rod in an internal gear hub that actuates the shifting mechanism.
- 3
A rod used in the transmission of flight control inputs to an aircraft's control surfaces.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pushrod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rod in a piston engine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | stoßstange |
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 pushrod come from?
From push + rod.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).