hunchback
/ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/noun
hunchback is spelled H-U-N-C-H-B-A-C-K: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hunchback means “One who is stooped or hunched over” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hunchback is hunchbacks.
How many letters and syllables are in hunchback?
| Letters | 9: H-U-N-C-H-B-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 hunchback?
Hunchback appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 hunchback?
- /ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/
Hunchback has 2 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-hunchback.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hunchback
- hunchbacks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hunchback mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who is stooped or hunched over.
- 2
A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back.
- 3
derogatoryA person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hunchback in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense derogatory: person with kyphosis:
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 hunchback come from?
Back-formation from hunchbacked.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).