boorish

/ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/

//ˈbʊəɹɪʃ// adj

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"boorish" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“boorish” is uncommon English (frequency #62,727 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,727
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.

Corpus desk

Index EN-boorish · boorish · English

boorish · rank #62,727 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,727
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bookends

Nearest frequency peer: bookends (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “boorish”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “boorish” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for boorish
PropertyValue
Headwordboorish
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “boorish” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).boorishfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “bookends” (#62,726), “borderland” (#62,728), “boohoo” (#62,724). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “boorish” is #62,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boorish is uncommon English at frequency #62,727 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.".

Zero misspellings are on record for boorish in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From boor + -ish. The correct English form is boorish, spelled B-O-O-R-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.

Etymology

From boor + -ish.

This word in other languages

zafio(Español)grossier(Français)ungehobelt(Deutsch)caipira(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boorish"?
"boorish" is spelled B-O-O-R-I-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/.
What does "boorish" mean?
As an adjective, "boorish" means: Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.
How do you pronounce "boorish"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boorish" is /ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "boorish"?
From boor + -ish. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "boorish", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bonilla#62,723blinker#62,718Brunton#62,739Cadogan#62,743

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list