Bornean
/ˈbɔː(ɹ)niən/adjective, noun
Bornean is spelled B-O-R-N-E-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Bornean means “From, or pertaining to, Borneo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Bornean?
| Letters | 7: B-O-R-N-E-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 Bornean?
Bornean appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 Bornean?
- /ˈbɔː(ɹ)niən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Bornean.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Bornean
- Borneans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Bornean mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
From, or pertaining to, Borneo.
noun
- 1
Someone from Borneo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Bornean come from?
From Borneo + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).