oxblood
noun, adjective
oxblood is spelled O-X-B-L-O-O-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oxblood means “A dark brownish-red colour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in oxblood?
| Letters | 7: O-X-B-L-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 oxblood?
Oxblood appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 oxblood
- more oxblood comparative
- most oxblood superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oxblood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dark brownish-red colour.
- 2
The blood of an ox.
adjective
- 1
Of a dark brownish-red colour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oxblood come from?
From ox + blood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).