bootlace
/ˈbutˌleɪs/noun
bootlace is spelled B-O-O-T-L-A-C-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bootlace means “A long lace for fastening boots” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bootlace is bootlaces.
How many letters and syllables are in bootlace?
| Letters | 8: B-O-O-T-L-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bootlace?
Bootlace appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 bootlace?
- US /ˈbutˌleɪs/
Bootlace has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bootlace.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bootlace
- bootlaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bootlace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long lace for fastening boots.
- 2
A long, thin, chewy confectionery, typically with liquorice or fruit flavour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bootlace in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lace for fastening boots:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schnürsenkel |
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 bootlace come from?
From boot + lace.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).