balbriggan
/bælˈbɹɪɡn̩/noun
balbriggan is spelled B-A-L-B-R-I-G-G-A-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, balbriggan means “An unbleached, knitted, cotton fabric mostly used for underwear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of balbriggan is balbriggans.
How many letters and syllables are in balbriggan?
| Letters | 10: B-A-L-B-R-I-G-G-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 balbriggan?
Balbriggan appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 balbriggan?
- /bælˈbɹɪɡn̩/
Balbriggan 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).
Forms of balbriggan
- balbriggans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does balbriggan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An unbleached, knitted, cotton fabric mostly used for underwear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does balbriggan come from?
From Balbriggan, a place in Ireland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).