baozi
bao·zi/ˈbɑʊ.(d)zə/noun
baozi is spelled B-A-O-Z-I: 5 letters and 2 syllables (bao·zi). It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, baozi means “A Chinese steamed stuffed bun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of baozi is baozis.
How many letters and syllables are in baozi?
| Letters | 5: B-A-O-Z-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bao·zi |
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 baozi?
Baozi appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 baozi?
- /ˈbɑʊ.(d)zə/
- /ˈbɑʊ.tsə/
- /ˈbɑʊ.zi/
Baozi has 2 syllables, split bao·zi in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-baozi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of baozi
- baozis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baozi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Chinese steamed stuffed bun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does baozi come from?
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 包子 (bāozi). Doublet of buuz.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).