bandbox
noun
bandbox is spelled B-A-N-D-B-O-X: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bandbox means “A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bandbox is bandboxes.
How many letters and syllables are in bandbox?
| Letters | 7: B-A-N-D-B-O-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 bandbox?
Bandbox appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 bandbox?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-bandbox.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bandbox
- bandboxes plural
- band-box
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bandbox mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items.
- 2
A small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bandbox come from?
From band + box.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).