sunshade
/ˈsʌnˌʃeɪd/noun
sunshade is spelled S-U-N-S-H-A-D-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sunshade means “Something to keep the sun off, or create shade from the sun; a parasol or awning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sunshade is sunshades.
How many letters and syllables are in sunshade?
| Letters | 8: S-U-N-S-H-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 sunshade?
Sunshade appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 sunshade?
- US /ˈsʌnˌʃeɪd/
Sunshade has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sunshade.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sunshade
- sunshades plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sunshade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something to keep the sun off, or create shade from the sun; a parasol or awning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sunshade in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something to keep the sun off:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ombrelle, parasol |
| German | Sonnenschirm, Sonnenblende |
| Portuguese | toldo |
| Spanish | tapasol |
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 sunshade come from?
From Middle English *sunschade, from Old English sunsċeadu, sunnsċeadu (“a veil, a sun-shade, a covering to keep off the sun”), equivalent to sun + shade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).