narrowboat
noun
narrowboat is spelled N-A-R-R-O-W-B-O-A-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, narrowboat means “A barge used on the narrow canals of England” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of narrowboat is narrowboats.
How many letters and syllables are in narrowboat?
| Letters | 10: N-A-R-R-O-W-B-O-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 narrowboat?
Narrowboat appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 narrowboat
- narrowboats plural
- narrow boat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does narrowboat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A barge used on the narrow canals of England.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does narrowboat come from?
From narrow + boat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).