steamboat
steam·boat/ˈstimˌboʊt/noun, verb
steamboat is spelled S-T-E-A-M-B-O-A-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables (steam·boat). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, steamboat means “A boat or vessel propelled by steam power” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of steamboat is steamboats.
How many letters and syllables are in steamboat?
| Letters | 9: S-T-E-A-M-B-O-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: steam·boat |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is steamboat?
Steamboat 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 steamboat?
- US /ˈstimˌboʊt/
- UK /ˈstiːmˌbəʊt/
Steamboat has 2 syllables, split steam·boat in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-steamboat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with steamboat
Also written: steam-boat (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with steamboat?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as steamboat from its last stressed vowel (/imboʊt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of steamboat
- steamboats plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- steam-boat
- steam boat
- steamboating participle, present
- steamboated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steamboat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A boat or vessel propelled by steam power.
- 2
Hot pot (Chinese dish).
- 3
A metal pan, sometimes divided into sections or having a central flue, for heating this kind of hot pot.
verb
- 1
To travel by steamboat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Steamboat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense vessel powered by steam:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bateau à vapeur |
| German | Dampfschiff, Dampfer |
| Portuguese | barco a vapor |
| Spanish | barco de vapor |
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 steamboat come from?
Compound of steam + boat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).