shedload
/ˈʃɛd.loʊd/noun
shedload is spelled S-H-E-D-L-O-A-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shedload means “A shitload; a large amount” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shedload is shedloads.
How many letters and syllables are in shedload?
| Letters | 8: S-H-E-D-L-O-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 shedload?
Shedload appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 shedload?
- UK /ˈʃɛd.ləʊd/
- US /ˈʃɛd.loʊd/
Shedload 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: En-au-shedload.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shedload
- shedloads plural
- shed load
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shedload mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA shitload; a large amount.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shedload come from?
From shed + load; possibly a minced form of shitload, given the sound similarity (front vowel, consonance, metre).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).