southernmost
adjective
southernmost is spelled S-O-U-T-H-E-R-N-M-O-S-T: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, southernmost means “Farthest south” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in southernmost?
| Letters | 12: S-O-U-T-H-E-R-N-M-O-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 southernmost?
Southernmost appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 southernmost?
- US
Southernmost 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: En-us-southernmost.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does southernmost mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Farthest south.
South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Southernmost in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense farthest south:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | südlichster |
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 southernmost come from?
From southern + -most.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).