batfish
noun
batfish is spelled B-A-T-F-I-S-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, batfish means “Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of batfish is batfishes.
How many letters and syllables are in batfish?
| Letters | 7: B-A-T-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 batfish?
Batfish appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 batfish
- batfishes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does batfish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
- 2
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Batfish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fish of the genus Platax:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Fledermausfisch |
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 batfish come from?
From bat + fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).