boorishness
noun
boorishness is spelled B-O-O-R-I-S-H-N-E-S-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, boorishness means “The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of boorishness is boorishnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in boorishness?
| Letters | 11: B-O-O-R-I-S-H-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 boorishness?
Boorishness appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 boorishness?
Boorishness 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 boorishness
- boorishnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boorishness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does boorishness come from?
From boorish + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).