birdlike
adjective, adverb
birdlike is spelled B-I-R-D-L-I-K-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, birdlike means “Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in birdlike?
| Letters | 8: B-I-R-D-L-I-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 birdlike?
Birdlike appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 birdlike?
Birdlike has 2 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).
Forms of birdlike
- more birdlike comparative
- most birdlike superlative
- bird-like
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does birdlike mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
a birdlike song; birdlike eyes
adverb
- 1
In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does birdlike come from?
From bird + -like.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).