boombox
/ˈbum.bɑks/
"boombox" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“boombox” is uncommon English (frequency #60,667 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,667
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boombox |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbum.bɑks/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #60,667 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boombox” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
boombox is uncommon English at frequency #60,667 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbum.bɑks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for boombox, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is boombox, spelled B-O-O-M-B-O-X.
Definition
- 1A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “boombox”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-O-O-M-B-O-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbum.bɑks/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.