scattershot
adjective
scattershot is spelled S-C-A-T-T-E-R-S-H-O-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, scattershot means “Covering a broad range in a random and unsystematic way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scattershot?
| Letters | 11: S-C-A-T-T-E-R-S-H-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is scattershot?
Scattershot appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 scattershot?
- US
Scattershot has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-scattershot.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scattershot
- more scattershot comparative
- most scattershot superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scattershot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Covering a broad range in a random and unsystematic way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scattershot come from?
From scatter + shot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).