wheelman
noun
wheelman is spelled W-H-E-E-L-M-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wheelman means “A driver of an automobile, especially a getaway vehicle in a criminal enterprise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wheelman is wheelmen.
How many letters and syllables are in wheelman?
| Letters | 8: W-H-E-E-L-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 wheelman?
Wheelman appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 wheelman?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-wheelman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wheelman
- wheelmen plural
- wheel-man
- wheel man
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wheelman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A driver of an automobile, especially a getaway vehicle in a criminal enterprise.
- 2
The steersman on a ship.
- 3
datedA cyclist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wheelman come from?
From wheel + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).