cowgirl
/ˈkaʊˌɡɝl/noun, verb
cowgirl is spelled C-O-W-G-I-R-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cowgirl means “A woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cowgirl is cowgirls.
How many letters and syllables are in cowgirl?
| Letters | 7: C-O-W-G-I-R-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cowgirl?
Cowgirl appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 cowgirl?
- US /ˈkaʊˌɡɝl/
Cowgirl has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-cowgirl.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cowgirl
- cowgirls plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- cowgirling participle, present
- cowgirled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cowgirl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
- 2
A woman who identifies with cowboy culture, including clothing such as the cowboy hat.
- 3
slangA playing card of queen rank.
- 4
A sex position where the receptive partner is on top; the cowgirl position.
- 5
The receptive partner in the cowgirl position.
verb
- 1
rareTo work as a cowgirl, herding cattle.
Only 250 miles down the road a reclusive beauty named Joann Brebner was living the bucolic life, cowgirling, helping out at her family's remote ranch-based resort.
- 2
rareTo mount someone and have sexual intercourse in the cowgirl position.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cowgirl in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A woman who tends free-range cattle:
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 cowgirl come from?
From cow + girl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).