herbert
her·bert/ˈhɝbɚt/noun
herbert is spelled H-E-R-B-E-R-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (her·bert). It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Herbert, the name). As a noun, herbert means “A working-class youth, especially male” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of herbert is herberts.
How many letters and syllables are in herbert?
| Letters | 7: H-E-R-B-E-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: her·bert |
| In writing | 7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th 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 herbert?
Herbert appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Herbert, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce herbert?
- US /ˈhɝbɚt/
- UK /ˈhɜːbət/
Herbert has 2 syllables, split her·bert in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-herbert.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of herbert
- herberts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does herbert mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA working-class youth, especially male.
- 2
slangA foolish or contemptible person, especially male.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:herbert.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).