scattergun
noun, adjective
scattergun is spelled S-C-A-T-T-E-R-G-U-N: 10 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, scattergun means “Synonym of shotgun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scattergun is scatterguns.
How many letters and syllables are in scattergun?
| Letters | 10: S-C-A-T-T-E-R-G-U-N |
|---|---|
| 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 scattergun?
Scattergun 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).
Forms of scattergun
- scatterguns plural
- scatter gun
- scatter-gun
- more scattergun comparative
- most scattergun superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scattergun mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSynonym of shotgun.
adjective
- 1
Unfocused in approach or topic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scattergun come from?
From scatter + gun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).