blameworthy
blame·worthy/ˈbleɪmˌwɚði/adjective
blameworthy is spelled B-L-A-M-E-W-O-R-T-H-Y: 11 letters and 2 syllables (blame·worthy). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, blameworthy means “Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in blameworthy?
| Letters | 11: B-L-A-M-E-W-O-R-T-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: blame·worthy |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 blameworthy?
Blameworthy appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 blameworthy?
- UK /ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ)ði/
- US /ˈbleɪmˌwɚði/
Blameworthy has 2 syllables, split blame·worthy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-blameworthy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of blameworthy
- more blameworthy comparative
- most blameworthy superlative
- blame-worthy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blameworthy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
Yes, my life has been blameworthy; I confess it. But you know nothing of its temptations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blameworthy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense deserving blame or censure:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | blâmable |
| German | verdammenswert |
| Portuguese | culpável |
| Spanish | culpable, reprensible, reprehensible |
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 blameworthy come from?
From Middle English blame worthy, blame-worthy, equivalent to blame + -worthy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).