boughten
/ˈbɔːtən/obsolete
boughten is spelled B-O-U-G-H-T-E-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, boughten means “Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade), storebought” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in boughten?
| Letters | 8: B-O-U-G-H-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 boughten?
Boughten appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 boughten?
- /ˈbɔːtən/
Boughten 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).
What does boughten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
CanadaUSarchaicrareHaving been purchased or bought (rather than homemade), storebought.
Is that a boughten chair?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does boughten come from?
From bought + -en (past participle ending of some verbs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).