blowup
noun
blowup is spelled B-L-O-W-U-P: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blowup means “Alternative form of blow-up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blowup is blowups.
How many letters and syllables are in blowup?
| Letters | 6: B-L-O-W-U-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 blowup?
Blowup appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 blowup?
- US
Blowup 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)-Wodencafe-blowup.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with blowup
Also written: blow-up (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of blowup
- blowups plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blowup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of blow-up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does blowup come from?
Deverbal from blow up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).