groomsman
noun
groomsman is spelled G-R-O-O-M-S-M-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, groomsman means “A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of groomsman is groomsmen.
How many letters and syllables are in groomsman?
| Letters | 9: G-R-O-O-M-S-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 groomsman?
Groomsman appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 groomsman?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-groomsman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of groomsman
- groomsmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does groomsman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Groomsman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense attendant to a bridegroom:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | padrino |
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 groomsman come from?
From groom + -s- + man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).