donnybrook
don·ny·brook/ˈdɒnɪbɹʊk/noun, adjective
donnybrook is spelled D-O-N-N-Y-B-R-O-O-K: 10 letters and 3 syllables (don·ny·brook). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, donnybrook means “A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of donnybrook is donnybrooks.
How many letters and syllables are in donnybrook?
| Letters | 10: D-O-N-N-Y-B-R-O-O-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: don·ny·brook |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 donnybrook?
Donnybrook appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 donnybrook?
- /ˈdɒnɪbɹʊk/
Donnybrook has 3 syllables, split don·ny·brook in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of donnybrook
- donnybrooks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does donnybrook mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
adjective
- 1
Chaotic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does donnybrook come from?
Named from Donnybrook Fair, a notoriously disorderly event, held annually from 1204 until the middle of the 19th century. The town of Donnybrook comes from the Irish Domhnach Broc (“The Church of Saint Broc”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).