boaster

/ˈboʊstɚ/

//ˈboʊstɚ// noun

"boaster" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“boaster” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who boasts; a braggart.

Corpus desk

Index EN-boaster · boaster · English

boaster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for boaster
PropertyValue
Headwordboaster
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈboʊstɚ/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “boaster” in English

boasterranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boaster is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈboʊstɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for boaster, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From boast + -er. The correct English form is boaster, spelled B-O-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who boasts; a braggart.
  2. 2
    A stonemason's broad-faced chisel.

Etymology

From boast + -er.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boaster"?
"boaster" is spelled B-O-A-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈboʊstɚ/.
What does "boaster" mean?
As a noun, "boaster" means: One who boasts; a braggart.
How do you pronounce "boaster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boaster" is /ˈboʊstɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "boaster"?
From boast + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list