gamebook
noun
gamebook is spelled G-A-M-E-B-O-O-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gamebook means “A book of games” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gamebook is gamebooks.
How many letters and syllables are in gamebook?
| Letters | 8: G-A-M-E-B-O-O-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 gamebook?
Gamebook appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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).
Forms of gamebook
- gamebooks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gamebook mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A book of games.
- 2
A book containing an interactive story which unfolds as the reader makes decisions and follows links between numbered pages.
Some gamebooks have outcomes that are determined by chance, as with the rolling of dice.
- 3
UKA written record of the game that has been shot in a certain area (date, hunter, species, etc.).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gamebook in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | livre-jeu, livre dont vous êtes le héros, jouquin |
| German | Spielbuch |
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 gamebook come from?
From game + book.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).