gallinule
/ˈɡælɪnjuːl/noun
gallinule is spelled G-A-L-L-I-N-U-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gallinule means “A bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gallinule is gallinules.
How many letters and syllables are in gallinule?
| Letters | 9: G-A-L-L-I-N-U-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 gallinule?
Gallinule appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 gallinule?
- /ˈɡælɪnjuːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gallinule
- gallinules plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gallinule mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gallinule come from?
From French gallinule, from Latin gallinula.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).