bulbul
/ˈbʊlbʊl/noun
bulbul is spelled B-U-L-B-U-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bulbul means “Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and Eurasia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bulbul is bulbuls.
How many letters and syllables are in bulbul?
| Letters | 6: B-U-L-B-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 bulbul?
Bulbul appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 bulbul?
- UK /ˈbʊlbʊl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bulbul.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bulbul
- bulbuls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bulbul mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and Eurasia.
- 2
Any of the bulbul species of the Middle East, popular in poetry; sometimes known as the ‘nightingale of the East’.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bulbul in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bird of the family Pycnonotidae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bulbul |
| German | Bülbül |
| Spanish | bulbul |
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 bulbul come from?
Borrowed from Classical Persian بلبل (bulbul) or from Arabic بُلْبُل (bulbul).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).