aviary
/ˈeɪviˌɛəɹi/noun
aviary is spelled A-V-I-A-R-Y: 6 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aviary means “A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aviary is aviaries.
How many letters and syllables are in aviary?
| Letters | 6: A-V-I-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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 aviary?
Aviary appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 aviary?
- UK /ˈeɪvɪəɹi/
- US /ˈeɪviˌɛəɹi/
Aviary has 4 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)-Wodencafe-aviary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aviary
- aviaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aviary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aviary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense confinement for keeping birds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | volière |
| German | Voliere, Volière, Vogelhaus, Aviarium |
| Portuguese | aviário |
| Spanish | pajarera, aviario |
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 aviary come from?
From Latin aviārium, from avis (“bird”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).