catboy
cat·boy/ˈkætˌbɔɪ/noun
catboy is spelled C-A-T-B-O-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (cat·boy). It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, catboy means “A boy or man who wears a cat costume and plays the role of a cat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of catboy is catboys.
How many letters and syllables are in catboy?
| Letters | 6: C-A-T-B-O-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cat·boy |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 catboy?
Catboy appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 catboy?
- /ˈkætˌbɔɪ/
Catboy has 2 syllables, split cat·boy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-catboy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of catboy
- catboys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does catboy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA boy or man who wears a cat costume and plays the role of a cat.
- 2
A male fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does catboy come from?
From cat + boy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).