crabeater
noun
crabeater is spelled C-R-A-B-E-A-T-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crabeater means “A cobia or sergeant fish (Rachycentron canadum)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crabeater is crabeaters.
How many letters and syllables are in crabeater?
| Letters | 9: C-R-A-B-E-A-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is crabeater?
Crabeater appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 crabeater?
Crabeater has 3 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).
Forms of crabeater
- crabeaters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crabeater mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cobia or sergeant fish (Rachycentron canadum).
- 2
A little bittern; a bird of species Ixobrychus minutus.
- 3
An Antarctic seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) that feeds on krill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crabeater come from?
From crab + eater.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).