goanna
go·an·na/ɡoʊ̯ˈæn.ə/noun
goanna is spelled G-O-A-N-N-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables (go·an·na). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goanna means “Any of various monitor lizards native to Australia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of goanna is goannas.
How many letters and syllables are in goanna?
| Letters | 6: G-O-A-N-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: go·an·na |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is goanna?
Goanna appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 goanna?
- UK /ɡəʊ̯ˈæn.ə/
- UK /ɡəʊ̯ˈan.ə/
- US /ɡoʊ̯ˈæn.ə/
Goanna has 3 syllables, split go·an·na in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-goanna.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with goanna?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as goanna from its last stressed vowel (/ænə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of goanna
- goannas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goanna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various monitor lizards native to Australia.
- 2
AustraliaslangA piano.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Goanna in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of various monitor lizards native to Australia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | goanna |
| Spanish | goanna |
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 goanna come from?
A respelling in Australia of guana, from iguana. Rhyming slang sense 2 rhyming on colloquial pronunciation pianner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).