clownery
noun
clownery is spelled C-L-O-W-N-E-R-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clownery means “The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clownery is clowneries.
How many letters and syllables are in clownery?
| Letters | 8: C-L-O-W-N-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 clownery?
Clownery appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
Forms of clownery
- clowneries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clownery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clownery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | palhaçaria, palhaçada |
| Spanish | payasada, payasadas |
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 clownery come from?
From clown + -ery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).