boldfaced
adjective, verb
boldfaced is spelled B-O-L-D-F-A-C-E-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, boldfaced means “Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in boldfaced?
| Letters | 9: B-O-L-D-F-A-C-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 boldfaced?
Boldfaced appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 boldfaced
- more boldfaced comparative
- most boldfaced superlative
- bold-faced
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boldfaced mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
- 2
Important, prominent.
boldface(d) names
- 3
Eggcorn of bald-faced; impudent, brazen.
He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of boldface
He boldfaced the quote so it would stand out even though I told him it looked ugly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does boldfaced come from?
From bold + faced.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).