canvasback
noun
canvasback is spelled C-A-N-V-A-S-B-A-C-K: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, canvasback means “A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of canvasback is canvasbacks.
How many letters and syllables are in canvasback?
| Letters | 10: C-A-N-V-A-S-B-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 canvasback?
Canvasback appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 canvasback
- canvasbacks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does canvasback mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Canvasback in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Aythya valisineria:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Riesentafelente |
| Spanish | porrón coacoxtle |
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 canvasback come from?
From canvas + back.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).