flycatcher
noun
flycatcher is spelled F-L-Y-C-A-T-C-H-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flycatcher means “Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flycatcher is flycatchers.
How many letters and syllables are in flycatcher?
| Letters | 10: F-L-Y-C-A-T-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 flycatcher?
Flycatcher appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 flycatcher?
- US
Flycatcher 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)-Wodencafe-flycatcher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with flycatcher
Also written: fly-catcher (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of flycatcher
- flycatchers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flycatcher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher.
- 2
Any of many kinds of similar birds of various families, such as Tyrannidae (the New World flycatchers of the Americas), Tityridae, Stenostiridae, Monarchidae, Petroicidae, etc.
- 3
A device for catching flies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flycatcher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bird:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gobemouche |
| German | Fliegenschnäpper |
| Spanish | papamoscas |
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 flycatcher come from?
From fly + catcher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).