wheelwright
noun
wheelwright is spelled W-H-E-E-L-W-R-I-G-H-T: 11 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wheelwright means “A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wheelwright is wheelwrights.
How many letters and syllables are in wheelwright?
| Letters | 11: W-H-E-E-L-W-R-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th 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 wheelwright?
Wheelwright appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 wheelwright?
- US
Wheelwright has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-wheelwright.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wheelwright.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wheelwright
- wheelwrights plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wheelwright mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
Near-synonym: wheelsmith
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wheelwright in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who builds and repairs wheels:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | charron |
| German | Wagner, Radmacher, Stellmacher |
| Spanish | ruedero |
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 wheelwright come from?
From Middle English whelwryghte; equivalent to wheel + wright.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).