musclebound
/ˈmʌsəlˌbaʊnd/adjective
musclebound is spelled M-U-S-C-L-E-B-O-U-N-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, musclebound means “Having pronounced muscle development through weightlifting, bodybuilding, or other physical exercise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in musclebound?
| Letters | 11: M-U-S-C-L-E-B-O-U-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 musclebound?
Musclebound appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 musclebound?
- US /ˈmʌsəlˌbaʊnd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-musclebound.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of musclebound
- more musclebound comparative
- most musclebound superlative
- muscle-bound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does musclebound mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having pronounced muscle development through weightlifting, bodybuilding, or other physical exercise.
- 2
derogatoryHaving excessive muscle (sometimes with implications of correspondingly inferior intellect).
- 3
Ungainly as a result of muscle over-development.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Musclebound in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | raide, aux muscles hypertrophiés |
| German | muskelbepackt, muskulös |
| Spanish | fornido, cuadrado, cachas, excesivamente musculoso |
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 musclebound come from?
From muscle + bound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).