longbow
/ˈlɒŋbəʊ/noun
longbow is spelled L-O-N-G-B-O-W: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, longbow means “A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of longbow is longbows.
How many letters and syllables are in longbow?
| Letters | 7: L-O-N-G-B-O-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th 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 longbow?
Longbow appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 longbow?
- UK /ˈlɒŋbəʊ/
Longbow 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-longbow.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of longbow
- longbows plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does longbow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Longbow in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense large bow:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | arc long anglais |
| German | Langbogen |
| Portuguese | arco longo |
| Spanish | arco largo |
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 longbow come from?
From long + bow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).