shipbuilding
noun
shipbuilding is spelled S-H-I-P-B-U-I-L-D-I-N-G: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shipbuilding means “The construction of ships” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shipbuilding is shipbuildings.
How many letters and syllables are in shipbuilding?
| Letters | 12: S-H-I-P-B-U-I-L-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th 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 shipbuilding?
Shipbuilding appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 shipbuilding?
Shipbuilding has 3 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-shipbuilding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with shipbuilding
Also written: ship-building (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of shipbuilding
- shipbuildings plural
- ship-building
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shipbuilding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The construction of ships.
- 2
A construction of a ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shipbuilding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense construction of ships:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | construction navale |
| German | Schiffbau, Schiffsbau |
| Spanish | construcción naval, construcción de barcos |
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 shipbuilding come from?
From ship + building.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).