boardshorts
noun
boardshorts is spelled B-O-A-R-D-S-H-O-R-T-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, boardshorts means “A style of typically knee-length lightweight shorts worn generally by males as swimwear and for surfing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in boardshorts?
| Letters | 11: B-O-A-R-D-S-H-O-R-T-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 boardshorts?
Boardshorts appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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).
Forms of boardshorts
- boardshort
- board shorts
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boardshorts mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A style of typically knee-length lightweight shorts worn generally by males as swimwear and for surfing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does boardshorts come from?
From board + shorts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).