shipwright
/ˈʃɪpɹaɪt/noun
shipwright is spelled S-H-I-P-W-R-I-G-H-T: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shipwright means “A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shipwright is shipwrights.
How many letters and syllables are in shipwright?
| Letters | 10: S-H-I-P-W-R-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 shipwright?
Shipwright appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 shipwright?
- /ˈʃɪpɹaɪt/
Shipwright 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-shipwright.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shipwright
- shipwrights plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shipwright mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shipwright in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schiffsbauer, Schiffbauer |
| Spanish | carpintero ribereño, carpintero riberano, calafate |
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 shipwright come from?
From Middle English shipwright, shippwright, schipwricht, ship-wriȝth, from Old English sċipwyrhta, equivalent to ship + wright (“builder”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).