bookmaking
noun
bookmaking is spelled B-O-O-K-M-A-K-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bookmaking means “The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bookmaking is bookmakings.
How many letters and syllables are in bookmaking?
| Letters | 10: B-O-O-K-M-A-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 bookmaking?
Bookmaking appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 bookmaking?
Bookmaking 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).
Forms of bookmaking
- bookmakings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bookmaking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
- 2
The art or practice of printing and binding books.
Meronyms: printing, binding, bookbinding
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bookmaking come from?
From Middle English boke-making, equivalent to book + making.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).