bloviate
/ˈbloʊ.viˌeɪt/verb
bloviate is spelled B-L-O-V-I-A-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, bloviate means “To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bloviate?
| Letters | 8: B-L-O-V-I-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 bloviate?
Bloviate appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 bloviate?
- /ˈbloʊ.viˌeɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bloviate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bloviate
- bloviates present, singular, he/she/it
- bloviating participle, present
- bloviated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bloviate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
USTo speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bloviate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | schwafeln |
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 bloviate come from?
1845, US, Ohio, from blow (“speak idly, boast”) + -i- + -ate, by analogy with deviate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).