amphipod
/ˈam.fɪ.pɑd/noun
amphipod is spelled A-M-P-H-I-P-O-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amphipod means “Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amphipod is amphipods.
How many letters and syllables are in amphipod?
| Letters | 8: A-M-P-H-I-P-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 amphipod?
Amphipod appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 amphipod?
- US /ˈam.fɪ.pɑd/
- UK /ˈam.fɪ.pɒd/
Amphipod has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of amphipod
- amphipods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amphipod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amphipod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense species of order Amphipoda:
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 amphipod come from?
From taxonomic name Amphipoda.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).