barramundi
/ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi/noun
barramundi is spelled B-A-R-R-A-M-U-N-D-I: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, barramundi means “A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of barramundi is barramundis.
How many letters and syllables are in barramundi?
| Letters | 10: B-A-R-R-A-M-U-N-D-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 barramundi?
Barramundi appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 barramundi?
- /ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-barramundi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of barramundi
- barramundis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does barramundi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular food fish.
- 2
AustraliaEither of two fish, Scleropages leichardti and S. jardinii, of the family Osteoglossidae.
- 3
AustraliaobsoleteThe fish Neoceratodus forsteri of the family Neoceratodontidae; the Australian lungfish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Barramundi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense species of diadromous fish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | barramundi |
| German | Barramundi |
| Portuguese | perca-gigante, barramundi |
| Spanish | barramundi |
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 barramundi come from?
Likely from a Pama-Nyungan language. Said to be from a language spoken in the Rockhampton area in Queensland, but this cannot be confirmed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).