acrobat
/ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/noun, verb
acrobat is spelled A-C-R-O-B-A-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acrobat means “An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acrobat is acrobats.
How many letters and syllables are in acrobat?
| Letters | 7: A-C-R-O-B-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd 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 acrobat?
Acrobat appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 acrobat?
- US /ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/
Acrobat has 3 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)-Vealhurl-acrobat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acrobat
- acrobats plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- acrobating participle, present
- acrobated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acrobat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
verb
- 1
To practise acrobatics.
- 2
To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acrobat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | acrobate |
| German | Akrobat, Akrobatin |
| Portuguese | acrobata |
| Spanish | acróbata, saltimbanqui, equilibrista |
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.