crocodilian
/ˌkɹɒkəˈdɪliən/noun, adjective
crocodilian is spelled C-R-O-C-O-D-I-L-I-A-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crocodilian means “Any reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodile, alligator, caiman or gavial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crocodilian is crocodilians.
How many letters and syllables are in crocodilian?
| Letters | 11: C-R-O-C-O-D-I-L-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 crocodilian?
Crocodilian appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 crocodilian?
- /ˌkɹɒkəˈdɪliən/
Crocodilian has 4 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 crocodilian
- crocodilians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crocodilian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodile, alligator, caiman or gavial.
adjective
- 1
of, pertaining to, or resembling crocodiles
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crocodilian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reptiles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crocodilien |
| Portuguese | crocodiliano |
| Spanish | crocodilio, crocodiliano |
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 crocodilian come from?
From crocodile + -ian; compare translingual Crocodilia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).