timberland
noun
timberland is spelled T-I-M-B-E-R-L-A-N-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, timberland means “Forested land thought of in terms of its potential and value as timber” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of timberland is timberlands.
How many letters and syllables are in timberland?
| Letters | 10: T-I-M-B-E-R-L-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 timberland?
Timberland appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 timberland?
Timberland has 3 syllables (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).
Words people confuse with timberland
Also written: timber-land (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of timberland
- timberlands plural
- timber-land
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does timberland mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Forested land thought of in terms of its potential and value as timber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Timberland in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense forested land:
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 timberland come from?
From Middle English *tymbre-lond, from Old English timberland, tymberlond, equivalent to timber + land.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).