bushel
bush·el/ˈbuʃəl/noun, verb
bushel is spelled B-U-S-H-E-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables (bush·el). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bushel means “A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 cubic meters (imperial…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bushel is bushels.
How many letters and syllables are in bushel?
| Letters | 6: B-U-S-H-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bush·el |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 bushel?
Bushel appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 bushel?
- /ˈbʊʃəl/
- US /ˈbuʃəl/
Bushel has 2 syllables, split bush·el in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bushel.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bushel
- bushels plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- busheling US, participle, present
- bushelling UK, participle, present
- busheled US, participle, past
- bushelled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bushel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 cubic meters (imperial bushel) or 0.0352 cubic meters (U.S. bushel).
- 2
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
- 3
A quantity that fills a bushel measure.
a heap containing ten bushels of apples
- 4
colloquialA large indefinite quantity.
- 5
UKThe iron lining in the nave of a wheel.
verb
- 1
USTo mend or repair clothes.
- 2
To pack grain, hops, etc. into bushel measures.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate bushel?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of bushel: bsh, bu, bus..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bushel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dry measure:
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 bushel come from?
From Middle English busshel, from Old French boissel, from boisse, a grain measure based on Gaulish *bostyā (“handful”), from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”) (compare Breton boz (“hollow of the hand”), Old Irish bas), from Proto-Indo-European *gwost-, *gwosdʰ- (“branch”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).