boorish
/ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/adjective
boorish is spelled B-O-O-R-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, boorish means “Behaving as a boor; rough in manners” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in boorish?
| Letters | 7: B-O-O-R-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 boorish?
Boorish appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 boorish?
- /ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/
Boorish has 2 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-boorish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with boorish
Sounds like: boarish (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of boorish
- more boorish comparative
- most boorish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boorish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Boorish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense behaving as a boor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grossier |
| German | ungehobelt, rüpelhaft, trampelig, ungeschickt |
| Portuguese | caipira |
| Spanish | zafio, cafre, grosero, tosco, maleducado, bruto |
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 boorish come from?
From boor + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).