Sea gull or seagull?
sea gull is a noun meaning “Alternative form of seagull”; seagull is a noun meaning “Any of several white, often dark-backed birds of the family Laridae having…”. sea gull is written as two words and seagull as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between sea gull and seagull?
| sea gull | seagull | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Meaning | Alternative form of seagull | Any of several white, often dark-backed birds of the family Laridae having long, pointed wings and short legs The symbol ̼, which combines under a letter as a sort of accent To use a British Seagull outboard |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | sea-gulls | seagulls |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈsiː.ɡʌl/ /ˈsiː.ɡɐl/ /ˈsiː.ɡɔl/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 1.0 times per million words |
Sources: sea gull and seagull in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of sea gull and seagull
sea gull
- 1
Alternative form of seagull
- 2
Alternative form of seagull
seagull
- 1
Any of several white, often dark-backed birds of the family Laridae having long, pointed wings and short legs
- 2
AustraliaUKslangTo run in the back line rather than concentrate on primary positional duties in open play
- 3
Someone connected with Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc
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The symbol ̼, which combines under a letter as a sort of accent
- 5
To use a British Seagull outboard
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UKslangA fan or member of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club
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To work as a non-union casual stevedore
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, sea gull or seagull?
sea gull is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; seagull 1.0 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).