chupacabras
noun
chupacabras is spelled C-H-U-P-A-C-A-B-R-A-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chupacabras means “A legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas dating from the 1990s, supposed to attack and drink the blood of livestock, especially…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chupacabras?
| Letters | 11: C-H-U-P-A-C-A-B-R-A-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 chupacabras?
Chupacabras appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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).
What does chupacabras mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas dating from the 1990s, supposed to attack and drink the blood of livestock, especially goats.
- 2
plural of chupacabra
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chupacabras in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mythical Western legend:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chupacabra |
| Portuguese | chupa-cabra |
| Spanish | chupacabras |
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 chupacabras come from?
From Spanish chupa (“it sucks”) + cabras (“goats”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).