birdsong
noun
birdsong is spelled B-I-R-D-S-O-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, birdsong means “Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of birdsong is birdsongs.
How many letters and syllables are in birdsong?
| Letters | 8: B-I-R-D-S-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 birdsong?
Birdsong appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 birdsong?
- US
Birdsong 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: En-us-birdsong.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with birdsong
Also written: bird song (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with birdsong?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as birdsong.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: songbird.
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 birdsong
- birdsongs plural
- bird song
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does birdsong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
First a solitary blackbird started up, and soon the whole forest was alive with birdsong.
- 2
A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Birdsong in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense musical sound made by a bird:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chant, chant d’oiseau |
| German | Vogelsang, Vogelgesang |
| Portuguese | canto, assobio |
| Spanish | reclamo |
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 birdsong come from?
From bird + song.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).