bonzer
/ˈbɒnzə/adjective
bonzer is spelled B-O-N-Z-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bonzer means “Remarkable; wonderful; excellent; terrific” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bonzer?
| Letters | 6: B-O-N-Z-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bonzer?
Bonzer appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 bonzer?
- /ˈbɒnzə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_bonzer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bonzer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as bonzer.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bronze.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bonzer
- more bonzer comparative
- most bonzer superlative
- boncer
- bonza
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bonzer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
AustraliainformalRemarkable; wonderful; excellent; terrific.
To all the earth she gives the soft glad-eye; She picks no fav′rits in this world o′ men; She peeps in nooks, where ′appy lovers sigh, To make their joy more bonzer still; an′ then, O′er Spadger′s Lane she waves a podgy ′and, An′ turns the
noun
- 1
AustraliainformalobsoleteAn excellent person or thing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bonzer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense wonderful, excellent, terrific:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | hervorragend, wundervoll |
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 bonzer come from?
Entered use 1890s, origin unknown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).