bushranger
noun
bushranger is spelled B-U-S-H-R-A-N-G-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bushranger means “A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bushranger is bushrangers.
How many letters and syllables are in bushranger?
| Letters | 10: B-U-S-H-R-A-N-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 bushranger?
Bushranger appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 bushranger?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_bushranger.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bushranger
- bushrangers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bushranger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaA convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush.
- 2
AustraliaobsoleteA person skilled in bushcraft.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bushranger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an escaped convict:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | forçat réfugié dans la brousse |
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 bushranger come from?
From bush + ranger.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).