bathroom
/ˈbæθˌɹum/noun, verb
bathroom is spelled B-A-T-H-R-O-O-M: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bathroom means “A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bathroom is bathrooms.
How many letters and syllables are in bathroom?
| Letters | 8: B-A-T-H-R-O-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 35 times per million words; the 2,785th 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 bathroom?
Bathroom appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th 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 bathroom?
- UK /ˈbɑːθɹʊm/
- UK /ˈbɑːθɹuːm/
- US /ˈbæθˌɹum/
Bathroom has 2 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: En-uk-bathroom.ogg, En-us-bathroom.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bathroom
Also written: bath-room (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bathroom
- bathrooms plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bath room
- bath-room
- bathrooming participle, present
- bathroomed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bathroom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
I wash in the bathroom.
- 2
AustraliaCanadaUSA lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
Most Americans don't know 'WC' and many Brits mock 'bathroom' but almost everyone understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.
verb
- 1
To assist a patient with using the toilet and general personal hygiene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate bathroom?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of bathroom: BA, ba, bath.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bathroom in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a room with a bathtub:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | salle de bains |
| German | Badezimmer, Bad |
| Portuguese | banheiro, casa de banho |
| Spanish | cuarto de baño, baño, lavabo |
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.
Where does bathroom come from?
From bath + room. Compare Dutch badkamer (“bathroom”), German Badezimmer (“bathroom”), Swedish badrum (“bathroom”), Faroese baðrúm (“bathroom”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).