bigeye
noun
bigeye is spelled B-I-G-E-Y-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bigeye means “Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bigeye is bigeyes.
How many letters and syllables are in bigeye?
| Letters | 6: B-I-G-E-Y-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 bigeye?
Bigeye appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 bigeye
- bigeyes plural
- big-eye
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bigeye mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes.
- 2
Any of certain fish or shark species identified by their large eyes, in particular bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bigeye come from?
From big + eye.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).