BMX
/biː ɛm ˈɛks/noun, verb
BMX is spelled B-M-X: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, BMX means “Bicycle motocross, a form of cycling on BMX bikes, originating in California in the 1970s” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of BMX is BMXs or BMXes.
How many letters and syllables are in BMX?
| Letters | 3: B-M-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 BMX?
BMX appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 BMX?
- /biː ɛm ˈɛks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-BMX.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of BMX
- BMXs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- BMXes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- BMXing participle, present
- BMXed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does BMX mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Bicycle motocross, a form of cycling on BMX bikes, originating in California in the 1970s.
- 2
A BMX bike.
verb
- 1
To ride a BMX bike.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
BMX in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sport:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | BMX, bicross, vélocross |
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 BMX come from?
Initialism of bicycle motocross.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).