falconry
/ˈfɔːl.kən.ɹi/noun
falconry is spelled F-A-L-C-O-N-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, falconry means “The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of falconry is falconries.
How many letters and syllables are in falconry?
| Letters | 8: F-A-L-C-O-N-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is falconry?
Falconry appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 falconry?
- /ˈfɔːl.kən.ɹi/
- /ˈfæl.kən.ɹi/
Falconry has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-falconry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of falconry
- falconries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does falconry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Falconry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fauconnerie |
| German | Beizjagd, Falknerei |
| Portuguese | falcoaria |
| Spanish | cetrería |
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 falconry come from?
From French fauconnerie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).