bookkeeper
/ˌbʊkˈkiː.pə(ɹ)/noun
bookkeeper is spelled B-O-O-K-K-E-E-P-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bookkeeper means “A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bookkeeper is bookkeepers.
How many letters and syllables are in bookkeeper?
| Letters | 10: B-O-O-K-K-E-E-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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 bookkeeper?
Bookkeeper appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 bookkeeper?
- UK /ˌbʊkˈkiː.pə(ɹ)/
- UK /bʌʔˈkiː.pə(ɹ)/
Bookkeeper has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bookkeeper.wav, En-us-bookkeeper.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bookkeeper
Also written: book-keeper (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bookkeeper
- bookkeepers plural
- book-keeper
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bookkeeper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.
- 2
A bookseller
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate bookkeeper?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of bookkeeper: bkpr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bookkeeper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person responsible for keeping records:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | comptable |
| German | Buchhalter, Buchhalterin |
| Portuguese | contabilista, guarda-livros |
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 bookkeeper come from?
From book + keeper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).