bookseller
/ˈbʊksɛlɚ/noun
bookseller is spelled B-O-O-K-S-E-L-L-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bookseller means “A person engaged in the business of selling books” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bookseller is booksellers.
How many letters and syllables are in bookseller?
| Letters | 10: B-O-O-K-S-E-L-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 bookseller?
Bookseller appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 bookseller?
- US /ˈbʊksɛlɚ/
Bookseller 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-bookseller.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bookseller
- booksellers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bookseller mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person engaged in the business of selling books.
- 2
A business that sells books.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bookseller in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | libraire, bouquiniste |
| German | Buchhändler, Buchhändlerin, Buchverkäufer, Buchverkäuferin |
| Portuguese | livreiro , livraria |
| Spanish | librero, librera |
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 bookseller come from?
From Middle English boksellere, bok-sillere, equivalent to book + seller.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).