birdseed
/ˈbɝdˌsid/noun
birdseed is spelled B-I-R-D-S-E-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. 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, birdseed means “Seed, usually constituting a mixture from several species of plant, set out as food for birds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of birdseed is birdseeds.
How many letters and syllables are in birdseed?
| Letters | 8: B-I-R-D-S-E-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 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 birdseed?
Birdseed 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 birdseed?
- US /ˈbɝdˌsid/
Birdseed 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-birdseed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of birdseed
- birdseeds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does birdseed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Seed, usually constituting a mixture from several species of plant, set out as food for birds.
If you set out birdseed in the winter, cardinals will be encouraged to overwinter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Birdseed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense seed set out as food for birds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nourriture pour oiseaux |
| German | Vogelfutter |
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 birdseed come from?
From bird + seed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).