catchfly
/ˈkæt͡ʃ.flaɪ/noun
catchfly is spelled C-A-T-C-H-F-L-Y: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, catchfly means “Any of several plants, mostly in tribe Sileneae, that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of catchfly is catchflies.
How many letters and syllables are in catchfly?
| Letters | 8: C-A-T-C-H-F-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 catchfly?
Catchfly appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 catchfly?
- US /ˈkæt͡ʃ.flaɪ/
Catchfly has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-catchfly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of catchfly
- catchflies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does catchfly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several plants, mostly in tribe Sileneae, that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does catchfly come from?
From catch + fly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).