bathtub
/ˈbæθtʌb/noun
bathtub is spelled B-A-T-H-T-U-B: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bathtub means “A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bathtub is bathtubs.
How many letters and syllables are in bathtub?
| Letters | 7: B-A-T-H-T-U-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th 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 bathtub?
Bathtub appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 bathtub?
- UK /ˈbɑːθtʌb/
- /ˈbæθtʊb/
- US /ˈbæθtʌb/
Bathtub 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-bathtub.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bathtub
Also written: bath-tub (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bathtub
- bathtubs plural
- bath tub
- bath-tub
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bathtub mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).
I had a long, leisurely soak in the bathtub.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bathtub in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense large container in which a person may bathe:
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 bathtub come from?
From bath + tub.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).