braggadocious
brag·ga·do·cious/ˌbɹæ.ɡəˈdəʊ.ʃəs/adjective
braggadocious is spelled B-R-A-G-G-A-D-O-C-I-O-U-S: 13 letters and 4 syllables (brag·ga·do·cious). It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, braggadocious means “Exhibiting braggadocio; characterized by empty boasts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in braggadocious?
| Letters | 13: B-R-A-G-G-A-D-O-C-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: brag·ga·do·cious |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 braggadocious?
Braggadocious appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 braggadocious?
- US /ˌbɹæ.ɡəˈdəʊ.ʃəs/
Braggadocious has 4 syllables, split brag·ga·do·cious in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-braggadocious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of braggadocious
- more braggadocious comparative
- most braggadocious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does braggadocious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USinformalExhibiting braggadocio; characterized by empty boasts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does braggadocious come from?
From braggadocio + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).