nothingburger
no·thing·burg·er/ˈnʌθɪŋˌbɝɡɚ/noun, adjective
nothingburger is spelled N-O-T-H-I-N-G-B-U-R-G-E-R: 13 letters and 4 syllables (no·thing·burg·er). It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nothingburger means “An unimportant person; a nobody, a nonentity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nothingburger is nothingburgers.
How many letters and syllables are in nothingburger?
| Letters | 13: N-O-T-H-I-N-G-B-U-R-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: no·thing·burg·er |
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 nothingburger?
Nothingburger appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 nothingburger?
- UK /ˈnʌθɪŋbɜːɡə/
- US /ˈnʌθɪŋˌbɝɡɚ/
Nothingburger has 4 syllables, split no·thing·burg·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nothingburger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nothingburger
- nothingburgers plural
- nothing-burger
- nothing burger
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nothingburger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAn unimportant person; a nobody, a nonentity.
- 2
informalSomething of less importance than its treatment suggests; also, something which is bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact.
- 3
informalA matter of no concern, especially one that had been of concern; a non-issue.
The forecasted megastorm turned out to be a huge nothingburger.
adjective
- 1
informalOf less importance than its treatment suggests; insignificant, unimportant; also, bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nothingburger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | don nadie, cero a la izquierda |
| German | heiße Luft, Lacher, Luftnummer |
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.