sellsword
/ˈsɛlˌsɔɹd/noun
sellsword is spelled S-E-L-L-S-W-O-R-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sellsword means “A mercenary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sellsword is sellswords.
How many letters and syllables are in sellsword?
| Letters | 9: S-E-L-L-S-W-O-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 sellsword?
Sellsword appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 sellsword?
- UK /ˈsɛlˌsɔːd/
- US /ˈsɛlˌsɔɹd/
Sellsword has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-sellsword.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sellsword
- sellswords plural
- sell-sword
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sellsword mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mercenary.
Bandit: It's those fool villagers...They think they can buy a bunch of sellswords to chase us away.
- 2
derogatorySomeone who only works for money, in the manner of a mercenary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sellsword come from?
From sell + sword. Compare hired gun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).