bearcat
/ˈbɛɚˌkæt/noun
bearcat is spelled B-E-A-R-C-A-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bearcat means “A binturong (Arctictis binturong, in the family Viverridae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bearcat is bearcats.
How many letters and syllables are in bearcat?
| Letters | 7: B-E-A-R-C-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 bearcat?
Bearcat appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 bearcat?
- US /ˈbɛɚˌkæt/
Bearcat has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with bearcat
Also written: bear cat (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with bearcat?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as bearcat (/ɛəɹkæt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cabaret.
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 bearcat
- bearcats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bearcat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A binturong (Arctictis binturong, in the family Viverridae).
- 2
obsoleteA giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in the family Ursidae).
- 3
obsoleteA red panda (Ailurus fulgens, in the family Ailuridae).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bearcat come from?
From bear + cat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).