hereabout
/ˌhɪəɹəˈbaʊt/adverb
hereabout is spelled H-E-R-E-A-B-O-U-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, hereabout means “Close to; nearby” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hereabout?
| Letters | 9: H-E-R-E-A-B-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hereabout?
Hereabout appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 hereabout?
- /ˌhɪəɹəˈbaʊt/
Hereabout has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hereabout.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hereabout
- hereabouts
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hereabout mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
archaicAbout this; concerning this.
- 2
Close to; nearby.
I am sure my grandmother lived hereabout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hereabout in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense close, nearby:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | por aqui |
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 hereabout come from?
From here + about.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).