daphnia
/ˈdæfnɪə/noun
daphnia is spelled D-A-P-H-N-I-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, daphnia means “A water flea of the genus Daphnia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of daphnia is daphnias.
How many letters and syllables are in daphnia?
| Letters | 7: D-A-P-H-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 daphnia?
Daphnia appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 daphnia?
- UK /ˈdæfnɪə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of daphnia
- daphnias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does daphnia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A water flea of the genus Daphnia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Daphnia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense water flea of the genus Daphnia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | daphnie, puce d'eau |
| German | Wasserfloh |
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 daphnia come from?
Borrowed from Translingual Daphnia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).