bookend
/ˈbʊkɛnd/noun, verb
bookend is spelled B-O-O-K-E-N-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bookend means “A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bookend is bookends.
How many letters and syllables are in bookend?
| Letters | 7: B-O-O-K-E-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bookend?
Bookend appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 bookend?
- US /ˈbʊkɛnd/
- British /ˈbɵkɛnd/
- Australia /ˈbʊkend/
Bookend has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with bookend
Also written: book-end (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bookend
- bookends plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- book-end
- book end
- bookending participle, present
- bookended participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bookend mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
- 2
Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.
verb
- 1
To come before and after, or at both sides of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bookend in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | serre-livre |
| German | Buchstütze , einrahmen |
| Portuguese | bibliocanto |
| Spanish | sujetalibros |
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 bookend come from?
From book + end.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).