shetland
/ˈʃɛtlənd/noun
shetland is spelled S-H-E-T-L-A-N-D: 8 letters and 2 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, shetland means “Lightweight, loosely twisted wool fabric” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shetland is shetlands.
How many letters and syllables are in shetland?
| Letters | 8: S-H-E-T-L-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (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 shetland?
Shetland 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 shetland?
- /ˈʃɛtlənd/
Shetland 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Shetland.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shetland
- shetlands plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shetland mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Lightweight, loosely twisted wool fabric.
noun
- 1
A particular breed of pony.
- 2
A pony of this breed.
- 3
A particular breed of sheep.
- 4
A sheep of this breed.
- 5
Alternative letter-case form of shetland: light, loose wool fabric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shetland come from?
From Shetland sheep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).