spearwood
noun
spearwood is spelled S-P-E-A-R-W-O-O-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spearwood means “The erect woody evergreen shrub Kunzea ericifolia, endemic to Western Australia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spearwood?
| Letters | 9: S-P-E-A-R-W-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 spearwood?
Spearwood appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 spearwood?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-spearwood.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does spearwood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaThe erect woody evergreen shrub Kunzea ericifolia, endemic to Western Australia.
- 2
AustraliaThe shrub Acacia doratoxylon.
- 3
AustraliaThe flowering vine Pandorea doratoxylon.
- 4
AustraliaThe eucalypt Eucalyptus doratoxylon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spearwood come from?
From spear + wood; named for the use made of the wood by Australian Aborigines to make spear shafts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).