choirboy
noun
choirboy is spelled C-H-O-I-R-B-O-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, choirboy means “A boy chorister” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of choirboy is choirboys.
How many letters and syllables are in choirboy?
| Letters | 8: C-H-O-I-R-B-O-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 choirboy?
Choirboy appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 choirboy?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-choirboy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of choirboy
- choirboys plural
- choir boy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does choirboy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A boy chorister.
- 2
A piously innocent person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Choirboy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Chorknabe |
| Spanish | escolano, seise, niño de coro, infantejo, escolán, infante de coro |
| French | enfant de chœur |
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 choirboy come from?
From choir + boy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).