swashbuckling
adjective
swashbuckling is spelled S-W-A-S-H-B-U-C-K-L-I-N-G: 13 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, swashbuckling means “Adventurous, exciting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in swashbuckling?
| Letters | 13: S-W-A-S-H-B-U-C-K-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th 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 swashbuckling?
Swashbuckling appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th 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 swashbuckling?
Swashbuckling has 3 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).
Forms of swashbuckling
- more swashbuckling comparative
- most swashbuckling superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swashbuckling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Adventurous, exciting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Swashbuckling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense adventurous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | truculent, aventurier |
| German | aufschneiderisch, prahlerisch, verwegen, bramarbasierend, abenteuerlich, draufgängerisch |
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 swashbuckling come from?
Back-formation from swashbuckler, as though that had been formed as swashbuckle + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).