bb
noun
bb is spelled B-B: 2 letters. It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bb means “Alternative spelling of BB” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bb is bbs.
How many letters and syllables are in bb?
| Letters | 2: B-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th 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 bb?
Bb appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th 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).
Forms of bb
- bbs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of BB.
- 2
Abbreviation of baby.
noun
- 1
Initialism of baseband.
- 2
Initialism of BlackBerry.
- 3
Initialism of basketball.
- 4
Initialism of baseball.
- 5
Initialism of bulletin board.
- 6
Initialism of bass-baritone.
- 7
A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.
- 8
Initialism of ball bearing.
phrase
- 1
Abbreviation of bye bye.
- 2
Initialism of best before.
adverb
- 1
Initialism of bareback (“without a condom”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bb in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense best before:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | MA |
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.