smokebox
/ˈsməʊkbɒks/noun
smokebox is spelled S-M-O-K-E-B-O-X: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, smokebox means “A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of smokebox is smokeboxes.
How many letters and syllables are in smokebox?
| Letters | 8: S-M-O-K-E-B-O-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 smokebox?
Smokebox appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 smokebox?
- UK /ˈsməʊkbɒks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of smokebox
- smokeboxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does smokebox mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Smokebox in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chamber before chimney:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | boîte à fumée |
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 smokebox come from?
From smoke + box.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).