anaconda
an·a·con·da/ˌænəˈkɑndə/noun
anaconda is spelled A-N-A-C-O-N-D-A: 8 letters and 4 syllables (an·a·con·da). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Anaconda, the name). As a noun, anaconda means “Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anaconda is anacondas.
How many letters and syllables are in anaconda?
| Letters | 8: A-N-A-C-O-N-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: an·a·con·da |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th 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; 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 anaconda?
Anaconda appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Anaconda, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce anaconda?
- UK /ˌænəˈkɒndə/
- US /ˌænəˈkɑndə/
- /ˌɛə̯nəˈkɑndə/
Anaconda has 4 syllables, split an·a·con·da in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-anaconda.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with anaconda?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as anaconda from its last stressed vowel (/ɑndə/):
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 anaconda
- anacondas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anaconda mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.
- 2
The green anaconda, Eunectes murinus.
- 3
slangA large penis.
My anaconda don't want none / Unless you got buns, hon
- 4
A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.
- 5
A hognose snake of this morph.
- 6
A contrabass serpent, a kind of musical instrument.
- 7
A particular variety of stud poker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anaconda in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes:
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 anaconda come from?
From New Latin anacandaia (“python”), originally referring to a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා (henakaⁿdayā, “whip snake”), from හෙණ (heṇa, “lightning, thunderbolt”) + කඳ (kaⁿda, “stem, trunk, body”) or from Tamil ஆனைக்கொன்றான் (āṉaikkoṉṟāṉ, “having killed an elephant”), from ஆனை (āṉai, “elephant”) + கொன்றான் (koṉṟāṉ, “having killed”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).