roadstead
road·stead/ˈɹoʊdˌstɛd/noun
roadstead is spelled R-O-A-D-S-T-E-A-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables (road·stead). It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, roadstead means “A partly sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of roadstead is roadsteads.
How many letters and syllables are in roadstead?
| Letters | 9: R-O-A-D-S-T-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: road·stead |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 roadstead?
Roadstead appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 roadstead?
- UK /ˈɹəʊdstɛd/
- US /ˈɹoʊdˌstɛd/
Roadstead has 2 syllables, split road·stead in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-roadstead.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of roadstead
- roadsteads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roadstead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A partly sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Roadstead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour:
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 roadstead come from?
From road + stead.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).