crustacean
/kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/noun, adjective
crustacean is spelled C-R-U-S-T-A-C-E-A-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crustacean means “Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crustacean is crustaceans.
How many letters and syllables are in crustacean?
| Letters | 10: C-R-U-S-T-A-C-E-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 crustacean?
Crustacean appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 crustacean?
- /kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/
Crustacean 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). Recordings: En-us-crustacean.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crustacean
- crustaceans plural
- more crustacean comparative
- most crustacean superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crustacean mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.
- 2
Any arthropod of the clade Pancrustacea, which includes hexapods in addition to traditional crustaceans.
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subphylum Crustacea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crustacean in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crustacé |
| German | Krustentier, Krebstier, Schalentier |
| Portuguese | crustáceo |
| Spanish | crustáceo |
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 crustacean come from?
From taxonomic name Crustacea + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).