bloomers
noun
bloomers is spelled B-L-O-O-M-E-R-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bloomers means “Any of several forms of women’s divided garment for the lower body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bloomers?
| Letters | 8: B-L-O-O-M-E-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 bloomers?
Bloomers appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 bloomers?
- US
Bloomers 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)-Flame,_not_lame-bloomers.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bloomers
- bloomer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bloomers mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedAny of several forms of women’s divided garment for the lower body.
- 2
informalWomen’s underpants with short legs; knickers or drawers.
- 3
plural of bloomer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bloomers in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Women’s underpants with short legs:
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 bloomers come from?
Named after American women's-rights activist Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).