coonhound
noun
coonhound is spelled C-O-O-N-H-O-U-N-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coonhound means “Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coonhound is coonhounds.
How many letters and syllables are in coonhound?
| Letters | 9: C-O-O-N-H-O-U-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 coonhound?
Coonhound appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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).
Forms of coonhound
- coonhounds plural
- coon hound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coonhound mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coonhound in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dog breed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chien pour la chasse au raton laveur |
| German | Waschbärenhund |
| Spanish | perro para la caza del mapache |
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 coonhound come from?
From coon + hound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).