crossbred
adjective, noun, verb
crossbred is spelled C-R-O-S-S-B-R-E-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crossbred means “Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crossbred?
| Letters | 9: C-R-O-S-S-B-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 crossbred?
Crossbred appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 crossbred
- cross-bred
- xbred
- crossbreds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crossbred mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species.
noun
- 1
Any organism produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties, or species.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of crossbreed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate crossbred?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of crossbred: xbred.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crossbred in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Produced from two breeds, varieties or species:
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 crossbred come from?
From cross- + bred.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).