screwdriver
/ˈskɹuˌdɹaɪvɚ/noun
screwdriver is spelled S-C-R-E-W-D-R-I-V-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, screwdriver means “A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of screwdriver is screwdrivers.
How many letters and syllables are in screwdriver?
| Letters | 11: S-C-R-E-W-D-R-I-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd 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 screwdriver?
Screwdriver appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 screwdriver?
- US /ˈskɹuˌdɹaɪvɚ/
Screwdriver 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-screwdriver.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with screwdriver
Also written: screw driver (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of screwdriver
- screwdrivers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does screwdriver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.
- 2
A cocktail made of vodka and orange juice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Screwdriver in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tournevis |
| German | Schraubenzieher, Schraubendreher, Schrauber , Screwdriver, Wodka-Orange |
| Portuguese | chave de fenda, chave de parafusos , vodca com suco de laranja |
| Spanish | destornillador, desarmador, atornillador, desatornillador, entornillador |
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 screwdriver come from?
Compound of screw + driver.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).