bullfight
noun
bullfight is spelled B-U-L-L-F-I-G-H-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bullfight means “A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bullfight is bullfights.
How many letters and syllables are in bullfight?
| Letters | 9: B-U-L-L-F-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 bullfight?
Bullfight appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 bullfight?
Bullfight 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).
Forms of bullfight
- bullfights plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bullfight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bullfight in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense public spectacle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | corrida, spectacle de tauromachie |
| German | Stierkampf, Corrida |
| Portuguese | tourada |
| Spanish | corrida, corrida de toros |
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 bullfight come from?
From bull + fight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).