spearfishing
noun
spearfishing is spelled S-P-E-A-R-F-I-S-H-I-N-G: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spearfishing means “A form of fishing in which the fisherman attempts to impale the fish upon a spear, which may be thrust or thrown by hand or with a spear gun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spearfishing?
| Letters | 12: S-P-E-A-R-F-I-S-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is spearfishing?
Spearfishing appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 spearfishing?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-spearfishing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does spearfishing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of fishing in which the fisherman attempts to impale the fish upon a spear, which may be thrust or thrown by hand or with a spear gun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spearfishing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Speerfischen |
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 spearfishing come from?
From spear + fishing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).