mindboggling
adjective
mindboggling is spelled M-I-N-D-B-O-G-G-L-I-N-G: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mindboggling means “Alternative form of mind-boggling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mindboggling?
| Letters | 12: M-I-N-D-B-O-G-G-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 mindboggling?
Mindboggling appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 mindboggling?
- US
Mindboggling has 3 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: En-us-mindboggling.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mindboggling
- more mindboggling comparative
- most mindboggling superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mindboggling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USAlternative form of mind-boggling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).