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silverware

/ˈsɪlvə(ɹ)ˌwɛə(ɹ)/noun

silverware is spelled S-I-L-V-E-R-W-A-R-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, silverware means “Anything manufactured from silver” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of silverware is silverwares.

How many letters and syllables are in silverware?

Letters10: S-I-L-V-E-R-W-A-R-E
Syllables3 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone 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 silverware?

Silverware appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 silverware?

  • /ˈsɪlvə(ɹ)ˌwɛə(ɹ)/

Silverware 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-silverware.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of silverware

  • silverwares plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does silverware mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    Anything manufactured from silver.

  2. 2

    Anything with a silvery colour.

  3. 3

    USKnives, forks and spoons (whether made from silver or not).

  4. 4

    Trophies, success in a competition.

    February 2008, BBC Sport - Ramos takes centre stage How different it was at Wembley as Ramos confirmed his reputation as a relentless pursuer of silverware by giving Spurs their first trophy in nine years.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Silverware in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
GermanSilberware (anything made from silver), Tafelsilber, Essbesteck ((US) knives, forks and spoons)
Frenchargenterie, couverts ((US) knives, forks and spoons)
Portuguesetalher ((US) knives, forks and spoons)
Spanishcubiertos, servicio ((US) knives, forks and spoons)

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 silverware come from?

From silver + -ware.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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