bunting
/ˈbʌntɪŋ/noun, verb
bunting is spelled B-U-N-T-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bunting means “Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bunting is buntings.
How many letters and syllables are in bunting?
| Letters | 7: B-U-N-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd 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 bunting?
Bunting appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 bunting?
- US /ˈbʌntɪŋ/
Bunting 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-bunting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bunting
- buntings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bunting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
- 2
A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
- 3
Flags considered as a group.
- 4
Any of various songbirds of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
- 5
A warm, often hooded infant garment, as outerwear or sleepwear, similar to a sleeper or sleepsack; especially as baby bunting or bunting bag.
- 6
A pushing action.
- 7
A strong timber; a stout prop.
- 8
obsoleteAn old boys' game, played with sticks and a small piece of wood.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bunt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bunting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | banderole , bruant |
| German | Verzierung aus Flaggen- und Wimpelketten, Fahnen- und Bannerdekoration , Ammer , Flaggentuch |
| Portuguese | emberiza |
| Spanish | escribano |
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 bunting come from?
Possibly from dialect bunting (“sifting flour”), from Middle English bonten (“to sift”), hence the material used for that purpose. Possibly from Germanic bundt (“to bind or tie together”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).