damselfly
/ˈdæmzəlflaɪ/noun
damselfly is spelled D-A-M-S-E-L-F-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, damselfly means “Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of damselfly is damselflies.
How many letters and syllables are in damselfly?
| Letters | 9: D-A-M-S-E-L-F-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 damselfly?
Damselfly appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 damselfly?
- UK /ˈdæmzəlflaɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-damselfly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of damselfly
- damselflies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does damselfly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Damselfly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense insect:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | demoiselle |
| German | Kleinlibelle, Wasserjungfer, Seejungfer, Schlankjungfer |
| Portuguese | donzelinha, libelinha |
| Spanish | caballito del diablo |
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.