allosaurus
noun
allosaurus is spelled A-L-L-O-S-A-U-R-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, allosaurus means “A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of allosaurus is allosauri or allosauruses.
How many letters and syllables are in allosaurus?
| Letters | 10: A-L-L-O-S-A-U-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 allosaurus?
Allosaurus appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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).
Forms of allosaurus
- allosauri plural
- allosauruses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does allosaurus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Allosaurus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
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 allosaurus come from?
From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other, different”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).