bragging
brag·ging/ˈbɹæɡ.ɪŋ/noun, verb
bragging is spelled B-R-A-G-G-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (brag·ging). It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bragging means “The act of one who brags” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bragging is braggings.
How many letters and syllables are in bragging?
| Letters | 8: B-R-A-G-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: brag·ging |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th 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 bragging?
Bragging appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 bragging?
- /ˈbɹæɡ.ɪŋ/
Bragging has 2 syllables, split brag·ging in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-bragging.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bragging
- braggings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bragging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who brags.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of brag
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bragging in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of one who brags:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fanfaronnade |
| Spanish | fanfarronada, jactancia, alarde |
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.