dreamboat
dream·boat/ˈdɹimˌboʊt/noun
dreamboat is spelled D-R-E-A-M-B-O-A-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables (dream·boat). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dreamboat means “An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dreamboat is dreamboats.
How many letters and syllables are in dreamboat?
| Letters | 9: D-R-E-A-M-B-O-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dream·boat |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dreamboat?
Dreamboat appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 dreamboat?
- UK /ˈdɹiːmbəʊt/
- US /ˈdɹimˌboʊt/
Dreamboat has 2 syllables, split dream·boat in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-dreamboat.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dreamboat?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dreamboat from its last stressed vowel (/imboʊt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dreamboat
- dreamboats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dreamboat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedinformalAn exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.
My new fella is such a dreamboat. He can dance, can sing, and is the captain of the school hockey team.
- 2
archaicslangAnything considered highly desirable for its kind, especially a car.
My new car is a dreamboat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dreamboat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | apollon, beau gosse, canon, femme de rêve(s), homme de rêve(s), prince charmant |
| German | Traummann |
| Spanish | bombón |
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 dreamboat come from?
From dream + boat, probably suggesting a person “carrying” or embodying the dreams of another; the term appeared in some 1930s and 1940s love songs, referring to a metaphorical boat carrying a lover’s dreams, such as “When My Dream Boat Comes Home” (1936) written by the Canadian-American bandleader Guy Lombardo (1902–1977) and “Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat” (1941) by the American songwriters Otis (1898–1970) and Leon René (1902–1982), and Emerson Scott.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).