catgirl
cat·girl/ˈkætˌɡɜɹl/noun
catgirl is spelled C-A-T-G-I-R-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables (cat·girl). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, catgirl means “A girl or woman who wears a cat costume and plays the role of a cat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of catgirl is catgirls.
How many letters and syllables are in catgirl?
| Letters | 7: C-A-T-G-I-R-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cat·girl |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 catgirl?
Catgirl appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 catgirl?
- UK /ˈkætˌɡɜːl/
- US /ˈkætˌɡɜɹl/
Catgirl has 2 syllables, split cat·girl in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-catgirl.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of catgirl
- catgirls plural
- cat girl
- cat-girl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does catgirl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA girl or woman who wears a cat costume and plays the role of a cat.
- 2
A female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Catgirl in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female character with feline characteristics:
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 catgirl come from?
From cat + girl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).