bovver
/ˈbɒvə/noun, verb, interjection
bovver is spelled B-O-V-V-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bovver means “Pronunciation spelling of bother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bovver is bovvers.
How many letters and syllables are in bovver?
| Letters | 6: B-O-V-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 bovver?
Bovver appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 bovver?
- /ˈbɒvə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bovver.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bovver
- bovvers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bovvering participle, present
- bovvered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bovver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of bother.
- 2
UKslangViolence, especially that associated with youth gangs.
verb
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of bother.
interjection
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of bother.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bovver come from?
Represents a nonstandard or dialectal (in particular Cockney) pronunciation of bother.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).