equid
/ˈɛk.wɪd/noun, adjective
equid is spelled E-Q-U-I-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, equid means “Any animal of the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine (horse, zebra, ass, mule, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of equid is equids.
How many letters and syllables are in equid?
| Letters | 5: E-Q-U-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 equid?
Equid appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 equid?
- US /ˈɛk.wɪd/
Equid has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of equid
- equids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does equid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any animal of the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine (horse, zebra, ass, mule, etc.).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine (horse, zebra, ass, mule, etc.).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Equid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any animal of the taxonomic family Equidae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | équidé |
| Portuguese | equídeo |
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 equid come from?
An appellativization from Equid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin equ(us) (“horse”) + -id.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).