showmance
noun
showmance is spelled S-H-O-W-M-A-N-C-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, showmance means “A romance between cast members or production crew of a play or television show (often reality shows) which only lasts the duration of the show, or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of showmance is showmances.
How many letters and syllables are in showmance?
| Letters | 9: S-H-O-W-M-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 showmance?
Showmance appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 showmance
- showmances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does showmance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialA romance between cast members or production crew of a play or television show (often reality shows) which only lasts the duration of the show, or its filming.
In addition to mud-slinging, deception and drama, showmance is one aspect that makes reality television so addicting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does showmance come from?
Blend of show + romance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).