bobwhite
noun
bobwhite is spelled B-O-B-W-H-I-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bobwhite means “Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bobwhite is bobwhites.
How many letters and syllables are in bobwhite?
| Letters | 8: B-O-B-W-H-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 bobwhite?
Bobwhite appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 bobwhite
- bobwhites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bobwhite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bobwhite come from?
Onomatopoeia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).