calaboose
/ˌkæləˈbuːs/noun
calaboose is spelled C-A-L-A-B-O-O-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calaboose means “A prison or jail/gaol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calaboose is calabooses.
How many letters and syllables are in calaboose?
| Letters | 9: C-A-L-A-B-O-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 calaboose?
Calaboose appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 calaboose?
- /ˌkæləˈbuːs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-calaboose.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of calaboose
- calabooses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calaboose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaUSA prison or jail/gaol.
Bogator: (Still unbelieving) And you turned the calaboose over?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calaboose come from?
From Cajun French calabousse, from Spanish calabozo. Doublet of calabozo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).