schoolboy
/ˈskulˌbɔɪ/noun, adjective
schoolboy is spelled S-C-H-O-O-L-B-O-Y: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schoolboy means “A boy attending school” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schoolboy is schoolboys.
How many letters and syllables are in schoolboy?
| Letters | 9: S-C-H-O-O-L-B-O-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd 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 schoolboy?
Schoolboy appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 schoolboy?
- US /ˈskulˌbɔɪ/
Schoolboy 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)-Vininn126-schoolboy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of schoolboy
- schoolboys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schoolboy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A boy attending school.
adjective
- 1
Characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Schoolboy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense young male student:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | élève, écolier |
| German | Schüler, Schuljunge |
| Portuguese | aluno |
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 schoolboy come from?
From school + boy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).