braggart
brag·gart/ˈbɹæɡɚt/noun, adjective
braggart is spelled B-R-A-G-G-A-R-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables (brag·gart). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, braggart means “Someone who constantly brags or boasts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of braggart is braggarts.
How many letters and syllables are in braggart?
| Letters | 8: B-R-A-G-G-A-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: brag·gart |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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 braggart?
Braggart appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 braggart?
- UK /ˈbɹæɡɑːt/
- US /ˈbɹæɡɚt/
Braggart has 2 syllables, split brag·gart in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-braggart.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-braggart.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of braggart
- braggarts plural
- braggard
- more braggart comparative
- most braggart superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does braggart mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who constantly brags or boasts.
adjective
- 1
Characterized by boasting; boastful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Braggart in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who constantly brags or boasts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bravache, fanfaron, fier-à-bras, hâbleur, matamore, rodomont |
| German | Angeber, Angeberin, Maulheld, Maulheldin |
| Portuguese | fanfarrão, gabarola |
| Spanish | fanfarria, fanfarrón, fantasma, baladrón, bravucón, matasiete |
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 braggart come from?
From Middle French bragard (“bragging, flaunting, vain", also "a showy, arrogant individual”), from braguer (“to boast, brag”). No firm relation to English brag has been established.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).