showbiz
/ˈʃoʊˌbɪz/noun
showbiz is spelled S-H-O-W-B-I-Z: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, showbiz means “Clipping of showbusiness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in showbiz?
| Letters | 7: S-H-O-W-B-I-Z |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 showbiz?
Showbiz appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 showbiz?
- US /ˈʃoʊˌbɪz/
Showbiz 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)-Vealhurl-showbiz.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with showbiz
Also written: show biz (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does showbiz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Clipping of showbusiness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does showbiz come from?
Clipping of show business, or compound of show + biz. As the show biz, from late 19th century. As a single word, from 20th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).