earbud
ear·bud/ˈiɹ.bʌd/noun
earbud is spelled E-A-R-B-U-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ear·bud). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, earbud means “A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of earbud is earbuds.
How many letters and syllables are in earbud?
| Letters | 6: E-A-R-B-U-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ear·bud |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 earbud?
Earbud appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 earbud?
- US /ˈiɹ.bʌd/
Earbud has 2 syllables, split ear·bud in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with earbud
Also written: ear-bud (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with earbud?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as earbud (/iɹbʌd/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dauber.
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 earbud
- earbuds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earbud mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems.
- 2
Alternative form of ear bud.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Earbud in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small earphone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | écouteur |
| German | In-Ohr-Kopfhörer |
| Spanish | pinganillo, audífono intraaural, intraauricular |
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.