ferryboat
fer·ry·boat/ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/noun
ferryboat is spelled F-E-R-R-Y-B-O-A-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (fer·ry·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, ferryboat means “A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ferryboat is ferryboats.
How many letters and syllables are in ferryboat?
| Letters | 9: F-E-R-R-Y-B-O-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: fer·ry·boat |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 ferryboat?
Ferryboat 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 ferryboat?
- US /ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/
- UK /ˈfɛɹiˌbəʊt/
Ferryboat has 3 syllables, split fer·ry·boat in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ferryboat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with ferryboat
Also written: ferry-boat (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of ferryboat
- ferryboats plural
- ferry-boat
- ferry boat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ferryboat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ferryboat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense boat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ferry |
| German | Fährboot, Fährschiff, Fähre, Überfuhr |
| Portuguese | ferryboat, ferry, balsa |
| Spanish | ferry, transbordador, barco, ferri |
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 ferryboat come from?
From ferry + boat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).