The Most Frequently Used Compound Word List

Detailed Compound Word List

What is Compound Word?

A compound is a word composed of more than one free morpheme. The English language, like many others, uses compounds frequently. English compounds may be classified in several ways, such as the word classes or the semantic relationship of their components.

These list include most frequently used compound word list;

Compound Word List #1

lifetime	elsewhere	upside	grandmother
cannot	baseball	fireworks	passport
together	become	became	sunflower
crosswalk	basketball	sweetmeat	superstructure
moonlight	football	railroad	rattlesnake
anybody	weatherman	throwback	skateboard
meantime	earthquake	everything	herein
sometimes	also	backward	schoolhouse
butterflies	upstream	nowhere	bypass
fireflies	because	somewhere	spearmint
something	another	somewhat	airport
anyone	today	himself	grasshopper
inside	themselves	playthings	footprints
therefore	uplift	supergiant	homemade
without	backbone	scapegoat	peppermint

Compound Word List #2


eyeballs	longhouse	forget	afternoon
southwest	northeast	alongside	meanwhile
keyboard	whatever	blacksmith	diskdrive
herself	nobody	seashore	nearby
silversmith	watchmaker	subway	horseback
itself	headquarters	sandstone	limestone
underground	glassmaking	riverbanks	touchdown
honeymoon	bootstrap	toothpick	toothpaste
dishwasher	household	township	shadyside
popcorn	airplane	pickup	housekeeper
bookcase	babysitter	saucepan	lukewarm
bluefish	hamburger	honeydew	raincheck
thunderstorm	spokesperson	widespread	weekend
hometown	commonplace	moreover	pacemaker

Compound Word List #3

somebody	someday	somehow	someone
anymore	anyplace	anytime	anyway
backhand	watchdog	backlog	backpack
backstage	waterfall	backtrack	noisemaker
underage	underbelly	underbid	undercharge
bookworm	bookstore	bookshelf	bookend
superscript	supersonic	superstar	supersensitive
bookkeeper	bookmark	bookmobile	forgive
forklift	format	fortnight	honeycomb
honeysuckle	honeybee	keyhole	keynote
keyway	keyword	lifeblood	lifeboat
lifeguard	lifelike	lifeline	lifelong
forefinger	forefather	forehand	forehead

Compound Word List #4

onetime	supercargo	supercharge	overabundance
backside	backslap	backspace	backspin
undercut	underdevelop	underdog	underestimate
superstrong	supertanker	superweapon	superwoman
underexpose	underfoot	however	eyesight
airfield	sidekick	crossover	sunbathe
anywhere	anyhow	backache	backbite
backbreaker	backdrop	backfire	background
textbook	underachieve	underact	underarm