litterbug
/ˈlɪtɚˌbʌɡ/noun
litterbug is spelled L-I-T-T-E-R-B-U-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, litterbug means “A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of litterbug is litterbugs.
How many letters and syllables are in litterbug?
| Letters | 9: L-I-T-T-E-R-B-U-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 litterbug?
Litterbug appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 litterbug?
- US /ˈlɪtɚˌbʌɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of litterbug
- litterbugs plural
- litter bug
- litter-bug
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does litterbug mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Litterbug in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who drops litter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schmutzfink |
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 litterbug come from?
From litter + bug. Coined in 1947 by New York copywriter Paul B. Gioni for The American Ad Council, perhaps punning on jitterbug.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).