sheepherder
noun
sheepherder is spelled S-H-E-E-P-H-E-R-D-E-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sheepherder means “A person who herds sheep; a shepherd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sheepherder is sheepherders.
How many letters and syllables are in sheepherder?
| Letters | 11: S-H-E-E-P-H-E-R-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 sheepherder?
Sheepherder appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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).
Forms of sheepherder
- sheepherders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sheepherder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who herds sheep; a shepherd.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sheepherder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person herding sheep:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schafhirt, Schafhirte, Schafhirtin, Schäfer |
| Spanish | pastor de ovejas |
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 sheepherder come from?
From sheep + herder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).