elkhound
noun
elkhound is spelled E-L-K-H-O-U-N-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, elkhound means “Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of elkhound is elkhounds.
How many letters and syllables are in elkhound?
| Letters | 8: E-L-K-H-O-U-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 elkhound?
Elkhound appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 elkhound
- elkhounds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elkhound mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose).
- 2
Any Scandinavian breed of dog bred to hunt elk (US: moose).
Hällefors Elkhound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does elkhound come from?
From elk + hound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).