brachiopod
/ˈbɹækɪəˌpɒd/noun
brachiopod is spelled B-R-A-C-H-I-O-P-O-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brachiopod means “Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brachiopod is brachiopods.
How many letters and syllables are in brachiopod?
| Letters | 10: B-R-A-C-H-I-O-P-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 brachiopod?
Brachiopod appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 brachiopod?
- US /ˈbɹækɪəˌpɒd/
Brachiopod has 4 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).
Forms of brachiopod
- brachiopods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brachiopod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate brachiopod?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of brachiopod: brach.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brachiopod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of the many marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | braquiópode |
| Spanish | braquiópodo |
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 brachiopod come from?
Borrowed from translingual Brachiopoda. By surface analysis, brachio- + -pod.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).