towboat
/ˈtoʊˌboʊt/noun
towboat is spelled T-O-W-B-O-A-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, towboat means “A tugboat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of towboat is towboats.
How many letters and syllables are in towboat?
| Letters | 7: T-O-W-B-O-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 towboat?
Towboat 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 towboat?
- US /ˈtoʊˌboʊt/
Towboat has 2 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).
What rhymes with towboat?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as towboat from its last stressed vowel (/oʊboʊt/):
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 towboat
- towboats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does towboat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tugboat.
- 2
A squat powerful boat designed to push barges.
- 3
A vessel constructed for being towed, such as a canal boat.
- 4
A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Towboat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense boat designed to push barges:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pousseur |
| Spanish | remolcador |
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 towboat come from?
From tow + boat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).