sharecrop
verb
sharecrop is spelled S-H-A-R-E-C-R-O-P: 9 letters and 2 syllables. As a verb, sharecrop means “To participate in the financial arrangement of sharecropping” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sharecrop?
| Letters | 9: S-H-A-R-E-C-R-O-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| 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 do you pronounce sharecrop?
Sharecrop has 2 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).
Forms of sharecrop
- sharecrops present, singular, he/she/it
- sharecropping participle, present
- sharecropped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sharecrop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To participate in the financial arrangement of sharecropping.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sharecrop come from?
From share + crop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).