cephalopod
ceph·a·lo·pod/ˈsɛfələpɑd/noun
cephalopod is spelled C-E-P-H-A-L-O-P-O-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables (ceph·a·lo·pod). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cephalopod means “Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cephalopod is cephalopods.
How many letters and syllables are in cephalopod?
| Letters | 10: C-E-P-H-A-L-O-P-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ceph·a·lo·pod |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st 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 cephalopod?
Cephalopod appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st 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 cephalopod?
- UK /ˈsɛfələˌpɒd/
- US /ˈsɛfələpɑd/
- UK /ˈsɛfələpɒd/
Cephalopod has 4 syllables, split ceph·a·lo·pod in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cephalopod.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cephalopod
- cephalopods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cephalopod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate cephalopod?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of cephalopod: ceph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cephalopod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mollusc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | céphalopode |
| German | Kopffüßer, Zephalopode |
| Portuguese | cefalópode |
| Spanish | cefalópodo |
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 cephalopod come from?
From French céphalopode, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”). By surface analysis, cephalo- + -pod.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).