swampland
noun
swampland is spelled S-W-A-M-P-L-A-N-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, swampland means “Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of swampland is swamplands.
How many letters and syllables are in swampland?
| Letters | 9: S-W-A-M-P-L-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd 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 swampland?
Swampland appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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).
Forms of swampland
- swamplands plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swampland mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
- 2
The set of effective low-energy physical theories that are not compatible with quantum gravity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Swampland in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Low-lying land that is regularly flooded:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sumpfgebiet |
| Portuguese | pântano |
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 swampland come from?
From swamp + land.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).