bobolink
noun
bobolink is spelled B-O-B-O-L-I-N-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bobolink means “An American migratory songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bobolink is bobolinks.
How many letters and syllables are in bobolink?
| Letters | 8: B-O-B-O-L-I-N-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 bobolink?
Bobolink appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 bobolink?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bobolink.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bobolink
- bobolinks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bobolink mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An American migratory songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bobolink in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense songbird:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | goglu des prés |
| German | Reisstärling |
| Portuguese | triste-pia |
| Spanish | charlatán, chambergo, tordo arrocero |
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 bobolink come from?
Imitative of its song. Compare Bob Lincoln.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).