boulevard
/ˈbʊ.lə.vɑɹd/noun
boulevard is spelled B-O-U-L-E-V-A-R-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, boulevard means “A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of boulevard is boulevards.
How many letters and syllables are in boulevard?
| Letters | 9: B-O-U-L-E-V-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th 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 boulevard?
Boulevard appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th 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 boulevard?
- UK /ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/
- US /ˈbʊ.lə.vɑɹd/
Boulevard 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). Recordings: En-ca-boulevard.opus, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of boulevard
- boulevards plural
- blvd.
- blvd
- bd.
- bd
- bl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boulevard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
We live on Sunset Boulevard.
- 2
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
- 3
A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
- 4
The grassy area in the middle of some streets; a refuge island.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate boulevard?
Wiktionary records 5 abbreviations of boulevard: Blvd., bd, bd., blvd, blvd..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Boulevard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense broad, landscaped thoroughfare:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | boulevard |
| German | Boulevard, Prachtstraße |
| Portuguese | alameda, bulevar |
| Spanish | bulevar, boulevard, bulevard |
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 boulevard come from?
Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bulwark; more at bole, work.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).