thereabout
there·a·bout/ˈðɛɹəˌbaʊt/adverb
thereabout is spelled T-H-E-R-E-A-B-O-U-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables (there·a·bout). It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, thereabout means “About or near that place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thereabout?
| Letters | 10: T-H-E-R-E-A-B-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: there·a·bout |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 thereabout?
Thereabout appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 thereabout?
- UK /ðɛəɹəˈbaʊt/
- UK /ˈðɛəɹəbaʊt/
- US /ˈðɛɹəˌbaʊt/
Thereabout has 3 syllables, split there·a·bout in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thereabout.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thereabout2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does thereabout mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
About or near that place.
- 2
About or around that date or time.
Dinner will be ready at six-thirty or thereabout.
- 3
About or near to that condition or quality.
- 4
Approximately that number or quantity.
The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, right? Yes, thereabout.
- 5
datedAbout that or those: concerning it or them.
- 6
datedNear to that activity or situation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thereabout in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense about or near that place:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | daherum, dortherum, in der Gegend, um die Ecke |
| Portuguese | em torno disto |
| Spanish | algo por ahí, por ahí, a eso de, a aqueso de, poco más o menos, sobre poco más o menos |
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.