diprotodon
/daɪˈpɹəʊtədɒn/noun
diprotodon is spelled D-I-P-R-O-T-O-D-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diprotodon means “Any individual of the extinct marsupial genus Diprotodon, similar to a wombat in appearance but the size of a small elephant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diprotodon is diprotodons.
How many letters and syllables are in diprotodon?
| Letters | 10: D-I-P-R-O-T-O-D-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 diprotodon?
Diprotodon appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 diprotodon?
- /daɪˈpɹəʊtədɒn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of diprotodon
- diprotodons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diprotodon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any individual of the extinct marsupial genus Diprotodon, similar to a wombat in appearance but the size of a small elephant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diprotodon come from?
From di- + proto- + -odon, due to its prominent two front teeth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).