swire
/swaɪə/noun
swire is spelled S-W-I-R-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, swire means “A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of swire is swires.
How many letters and syllables are in swire?
| Letters | 5: S-W-I-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is swire?
Swire appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 swire?
- /swaɪə/
Swire has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of swire
- swires plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swire mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe neck.
- 2
A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does swire come from?
From Middle English swire, from Old English swēora, from Proto-Germanic *swerhô.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).