watercraft
/ˈwɔtɚkɹæft/noun
watercraft is spelled W-A-T-E-R-C-R-A-F-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, watercraft means “Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water: a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of watercraft is watercrafts.
How many letters and syllables are in watercraft?
| Letters | 10: W-A-T-E-R-C-R-A-F-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 watercraft?
Watercraft appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 watercraft?
- US /ˈwɔtɚkɹæft/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-watercraft.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of watercraft
- watercrafts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does watercraft mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water: a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.
- 2
rareSkill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Watercraft in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any self-propelled vessel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Wasserfahrzeug |
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 watercraft come from?
From water + -craft (vehicle) or water + -craft (skill).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).