brachiosaurus
noun
brachiosaurus is spelled B-R-A-C-H-I-O-S-A-U-R-U-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brachiosaurus means “A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Late Jurassic in North America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brachiosaurus is brachiosauruses or brachiosauri.
How many letters and syllables are in brachiosaurus?
| Letters | 13: B-R-A-C-H-I-O-S-A-U-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 brachiosaurus?
Brachiosaurus appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 brachiosaurus
- brachiosauruses plural
- brachiosauri plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brachiosaurus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Late Jurassic in North America.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brachiosaurus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense herbivorous dinosaur:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | brachiosaure |
| German | Brachiosaurus |
| Portuguese | braquiossauro |
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 brachiosaurus come from?
Borrowed from taxonomic name Brachiosaurus, from brachio- + -saurus; literally “arm lizard”, relating to the great length of its forelegs compared to its hindlegs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).