youngster
/ˈjʌŋstɚ/noun
youngster is spelled Y-O-U-N-G-S-T-E-R: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, youngster means “A young person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of youngster is youngsters.
How many letters and syllables are in youngster?
| Letters | 9: Y-O-U-N-G-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th 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 youngster?
Youngster appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 youngster?
- UK /ˈjʌŋstə/
- US /ˈjʌŋstɚ/
Youngster 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-youngster.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of youngster
- youngsters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does youngster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A young person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Youngster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a young person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ado, enfant |
| Portuguese | jovem |
| Spanish | jovenzuelo, jovenzón |
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 youngster come from?
From young + -ster. Attested from the early 17th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).