kaboom
/kəˈbuːm/noun, interjection, verb
kaboom is spelled K-A-B-O-O-M: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kaboom means “The sound of an explosion, typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kaboom is kabooms.
How many letters and syllables are in kaboom?
| Letters | 6: K-A-B-O-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 kaboom?
Kaboom appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 kaboom?
- /kəˈbuːm/
Kaboom 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).
Words people confuse with kaboom
Also written: ka-boom (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of kaboom
- kabooms plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- kerboom
- kabooming participle, present
- kaboomed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kaboom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sound of an explosion, typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation.
- 2
An explosion itself.
interjection
- 1
An explosion; the word is typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation.
verb
- 1
informalTo make such a sound (at something); to explode.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kaboom in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sound of an explosion:
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 kaboom come from?
From ka- + boom. Compare kerboom. Consider Italian tapum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).