rowboat
/ˈɹəʊbəʊt/noun, verb
rowboat is spelled R-O-W-B-O-A-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rowboat means “A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rowboat is rowboats.
How many letters and syllables are in rowboat?
| Letters | 7: R-O-W-B-O-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 rowboat?
Rowboat appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 rowboat?
- /ˈɹəʊbəʊt/
Rowboat has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-rowboat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with rowboat
Also written: rowing boat.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of rowboat
- rowboats plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- rowing boat UK
- rowboating participle, present
- rowboated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rowboat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).
verb
- 1
To row a boat of this kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rowboat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small boat that is rowed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bateau à rames, barque |
| German | Ruderboot |
| Portuguese | barco a remo |
| Spanish | bote de remos, barco a remos, bote a remos |
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 rowboat come from?
From row + boat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).