bodyboarding
noun, verb
bodyboarding is spelled B-O-D-Y-B-O-A-R-D-I-N-G: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bodyboarding means “A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bodyboarding?
| Letters | 12: B-O-D-Y-B-O-A-R-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 bodyboarding?
Bodyboarding appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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).
What does bodyboarding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bodyboard
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bodyboarding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense water sport using a bodyboard:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | bodyboard |
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 bodyboarding come from?
From bodyboard + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).