brouhaha
brou·ha·ha/ˈbruˌhɑˌhɑ/noun
brouhaha is spelled B-R-O-U-H-A-H-A: 8 letters and 3 syllables (brou·ha·ha). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brouhaha means “A stir; a fuss or uproar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brouhaha is brouhahas.
How many letters and syllables are in brouhaha?
| Letters | 8: B-R-O-U-H-A-H-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: brou·ha·ha |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 brouhaha?
Brouhaha appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 brouhaha?
- UK /ˈbɹuː.hɑː.hɑː/
- US /ˈbruˌhɑˌhɑ/
Brouhaha has 3 syllables, split brou·ha·ha in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-brouhaha.ogg, En-au-brouhaha.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of brouhaha
- brouhahas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brouhaha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A stir; a fuss or uproar.
It caused quite a brouhaha when the school suspended one of its top students for refusing to adhere to the dress code.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brouhaha in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fuss, uproar:
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 brouhaha come from?
Borrowed from French brouhaha, though its earlier origin is disputed. Possibly from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (barúkh habá, “welcome”, literally “blessed is he who comes”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).