bridegroom
/ˈbɹaɪdˌɡɹuːm/noun
bridegroom is spelled B-R-I-D-E-G-R-O-O-M: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bridegroom means “A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bridegroom is bridegrooms.
How many letters and syllables are in bridegroom?
| Letters | 10: B-R-I-D-E-G-R-O-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 bridegroom?
Bridegroom appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 bridegroom?
- /ˈbɹaɪdˌɡɹuːm/
Bridegroom has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bridegroom.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bridegroom
- bridegrooms plural
- bridegoom
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bridegroom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
Coordinate term: bride
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bridegroom in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bridegroom, groom:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jeune marié, futur marié, marié, futur époux, époux |
| German | Bräutigam |
| Portuguese | noivo |
| Spanish | novio |
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 bridegroom come from?
From Middle English brydgrome, bridegome, from Old English brȳdguma, from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to Old English brȳd (“bride”) + guma (“man”). Altered by folk etymology to end with groom, with it re-analyzed as or influenced by grom, grome (“attendant”), as guma was obsolete. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Brüüdicham, Dutch bruidegom, Afrikaans bruidegom, German Low German Brödigam, Brüdigam, Brögam, Brügam, Plautdietsch Briegaum, German Bräutigam, Norwegian Bokmål brudgom, Norwegian Nynorsk brudgom, Danish brudgom, Swedish brudgum, Icelandic brúðgumi, Faroese brúðgómur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).