bunyip
/ˈbʌnjɪp/noun
bunyip is spelled B-U-N-Y-I-P: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bunyip means “A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bunyip is bunyips.
How many letters and syllables are in bunyip?
| Letters | 6: B-U-N-Y-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 bunyip?
Bunyip appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 bunyip?
- /ˈbʌnjɪp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-bunyip.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bunyip
- bunyips plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bunyip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaA mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons.
- 2
AustraliaobsoleteslangAn imposter or con-man.
- 3
Ellipsis of bunyip bird.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bunyip come from?
Borrowed from Wathaurong ban-yib.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).