mailboat
noun
mailboat is spelled M-A-I-L-B-O-A-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mailboat means “A boat used to transport mail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mailboat is mailboats.
How many letters and syllables are in mailboat?
| Letters | 8: M-A-I-L-B-O-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 mailboat?
Mailboat appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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).
Forms of mailboat
- mailboats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mailboat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A boat used to transport mail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mailboat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a boat used to transport mail:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | courrier |
| German | Postschiff |
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 mailboat come from?
From mail + boat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).