staithe
/steɪθ/noun
staithe is spelled S-T-A-I-T-H-E: 7 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, staithe means “An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of staithe is staithes.
How many letters and syllables are in staithe?
| Letters | 7: S-T-A-I-T-H-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is staithe?
Staithe 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 staithe?
- UK /steɪθ/
- UK /steɪð/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with staithe?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as staithe (/eɪθ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: atheist.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of staithe
- staithes plural
- stathe
- staith
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does staithe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKobsoleteA riverbank
- 2
UKarchaicA fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage.
- 3
UKAn installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does staithe come from?
From Old English stæþ and/or Old Norse stöð (“harbor”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).