blobfish
noun
blobfish is spelled B-L-O-B-F-I-S-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blobfish means “Psychrolutes marcidus, a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of the Australian mainland and Tasmania” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blobfish is blobfishes.
How many letters and syllables are in blobfish?
| Letters | 8: B-L-O-B-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 blobfish?
Blobfish appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 blobfish
- blobfishes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blobfish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Psychrolutes marcidus, a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of the Australian mainland and Tasmania.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blobfish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Psychrolutes marcidus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | blobfish, poisson-blob |
| German | Blobfisch |
| Spanish | pez borrón, pez gota |
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 blobfish come from?
From blob + fish, from its shape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).