beanbag
/ˈbiːnbæɡ/noun, verb
beanbag is spelled B-E-A-N-B-A-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, beanbag means “A small cloth bag filled with drybeans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of beanbag is beanbags.
How many letters and syllables are in beanbag?
| Letters | 7: B-E-A-N-B-A-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 beanbag?
Beanbag appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 beanbag?
- /ˈbiːnbæɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-beanbag.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with beanbag
Also written: bean-bag (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of beanbag
- beanbags plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bean bag
- bean-bag
- beanbagging participle, present
- beanbagged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beanbag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small cloth bag filled with drybeans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands.
- 2
A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans.
- 3
slangA testicle.
- 4
derogatoryslangAn idiot.
- 5
Ellipsis of beanbag chair.
verb
- 1
To shoot with a baton round consisting of a bag of shot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Beanbag in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fauteuil-sac |
| German | Sitzsack, Puff , Bean Bag |
| Portuguese | pufe |
| Spanish | puf , bolsa para frejoles |
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 beanbag come from?
From bean + bag.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).