tenterfield
noun
tenterfield is spelled T-E-N-T-E-R-F-I-E-L-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tenterfield means “An area used for drying newly manufactured cloth after fulling, using tenters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tenterfield is tenterfields.
How many letters and syllables are in tenterfield?
| Letters | 11: T-E-N-T-E-R-F-I-E-L-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 tenterfield?
Tenterfield appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 tenterfield
- tenterfields plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tenterfield mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An area used for drying newly manufactured cloth after fulling, using tenters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tenterfield come from?
From tenter + field.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).