scow
/skaʊ/noun, verb
scow is spelled S-C-O-W: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scow means “A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scow is scows.
How many letters and syllables are in scow?
| Letters | 4: S-C-O-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 scow?
Scow appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 scow?
- /skaʊ/
Scow has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scow.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scow
- scows plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- scowing participle, present
- scowed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.
verb
- 1
To transport in a scow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scow come from?
Borrowed from Dutch schouw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).