bonspiel
/ˈbɑnspil/noun
bonspiel is spelled B-O-N-S-P-I-E-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bonspiel means “A tournament in the sport of curling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bonspiel is bonspiels.
How many letters and syllables are in bonspiel?
| Letters | 8: B-O-N-S-P-I-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 bonspiel?
Bonspiel appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 bonspiel?
- UK /ˈbɒnspiːl/
- US /ˈbɑnspil/
- Canada /ˈbɒnspil/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bonspiel
- bonspiels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bonspiel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tournament in the sport of curling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bonspiel come from?
Borrowed from Scots bonspiel, from Middle Scots bonspele, possibly from Dutch bond (“league”) + spel (“game”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).