clambake
/ˈklæmˌbeɪk/noun, adjective, verb
clambake is spelled C-L-A-M-B-A-K-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. 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, clambake means “An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clambake is clambakes.
How many letters and syllables are in clambake?
| Letters | 8: C-L-A-M-B-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| 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 clambake?
Clambake 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 clambake?
- US /ˈklæmˌbeɪk/
Clambake has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-clambake.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clambake
- clambakes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- clam bake
- clambaking participle, present
- clambaked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clambake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals.
- 2
USslangAn instance of smoking (usually marijuana) in an enclosed space.
- 3
slangvulgarA meeting of predominantly females.
adjective
- 1
Informal, makeshift, sloppy.
verb
- 1
USslangTo smoke marijuana in an enclosed space such as a car with the windows up.
- 2
USslangTo enclose something and fill it with smoke by smoking (usually marijuana) inside it.
We clambaked the car last night!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clambake come from?
From clam + bake.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).