copepod
/ˈkoʊpɪpɒd/noun
copepod is spelled C-O-P-E-P-O-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, copepod means “Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are widely distributed and ecologically important” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of copepod is copepods.
How many letters and syllables are in copepod?
| Letters | 7: C-O-P-E-P-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 copepod?
Copepod appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 copepod?
- /ˈkoʊpɪpɒd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of copepod
- copepods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does copepod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are widely distributed and ecologically important.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Copepod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of very many small crustaceans, of the subclass Copepoda:
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 copepod come from?
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Copepoda.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).