catbird
/ˈkatbɝd/noun
catbird is spelled C-A-T-B-I-R-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, catbird means “An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of catbird is catbirds.
How many letters and syllables are in catbird?
| Letters | 7: C-A-T-B-I-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 catbird?
Catbird appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 catbird?
- UK /ˈkatbɜːd/
- US /ˈkatbɝd/
Catbird has 2 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 catbird
- catbirds plural
- cat bird
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does catbird mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.
- 2
Any of four species of Australasian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes.
- 3
A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does catbird come from?
From cat + bird, because its cry is said to resemble that of a cat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).