bonanza
bo·nan·za/bəˈnæn.zə/noun
bonanza is spelled B-O-N-A-N-Z-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (bo·nan·za). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bonanza means “A rich mine or vein of silver or gold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bonanza is bonanzas.
How many letters and syllables are in bonanza?
| Letters | 7: B-O-N-A-N-Z-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: bo·nan·za |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th 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 bonanza?
Bonanza appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 bonanza?
- /bəˈnæn.zə/
Bonanza has 3 syllables, split bo·nan·za in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bonanza.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bonanza
- bonanzas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bonanza mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rich mine or vein of silver or gold.
- 2
The point at which two mother lodes intersect.
- 3
Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return.
The popular show quickly became a ratings bonanza for the network.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bonanza in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something that is a mine of wealth or yields a large income or return:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Goldgrube |
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.