watchtower
noun
watchtower is spelled W-A-T-C-H-T-O-W-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, watchtower means “An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of watchtower is watchtowers.
How many letters and syllables are in watchtower?
| Letters | 10: W-A-T-C-H-T-O-W-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th 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 watchtower?
Watchtower appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 watchtower?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-watchtower.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with watchtower
Also written: watch-tower (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of watchtower
- watchtowers plural
- watch tower
- watch-tower
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does watchtower mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Watchtower in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense observation tower:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tour de guet, tour de garde |
| German | Wachturm |
| Portuguese | torre de observação, atalaia |
| Spanish | atalaya, vigía, garita, torre de observación, torreón |
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 watchtower come from?
From watch + tower.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).