cornhole
/ˈkɔɹnˌhoʊl/noun, verb
cornhole is spelled C-O-R-N-H-O-L-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cornhole means “A small room connected to a threshing floor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cornhole is cornholes.
How many letters and syllables are in cornhole?
| Letters | 8: C-O-R-N-H-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 cornhole?
Cornhole appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 cornhole?
- US /ˈkɔɹnˌhoʊl/
Cornhole 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: En-au-cornhole.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cornhole
- cornholes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- cornholing participle, present
- cornholed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cornhole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKdatedA small room connected to a threshing floor.
- 2
USA game similar to beanbag toss, popular in Ohio, in which a bag filled with corn feed is thrown into a hole.
- 3
slangvulgarThe anus.
verb
- 1
slangvulgarTo have anal intercourse with; to penetrate anally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cornhole come from?
From corn + hole. (anus): From the old-fashioned practice of using dried corncobs instead of toilet paper in outdoor privies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).