condor
/ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/noun
condor is spelled C-O-N-D-O-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, condor means “Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of condor is condors.
How many letters and syllables are in condor?
| Letters | 6: C-O-N-D-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is condor?
Condor appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 condor?
- UK /ˈkɒndɔː/
- UK /ˈkɒndə/
- US /ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/
Condor 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-condor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with condor?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as condor (/ɑndoɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cordon, conrod.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of condor
- condors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does condor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
- 2
A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
- 3
An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.
- 4
The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
- 5
A combination of four options of the same type at four strike prices, giving limited profit and limited risk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Condor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense California condor:
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 condor come from?
From Spanish cóndor, from Classical Quechua kuntur. The change /t/ to /d/ was characteristic of the "coastal" variety of the language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).