grampus
noun
grampus is spelled G-R-A-M-P-U-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grampus means “Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), with a blunt nose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grampus is grampuses.
How many letters and syllables are in grampus?
| Letters | 7: G-R-A-M-P-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 grampus?
Grampus appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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).
Forms of grampus
- grampuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grampus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA killer whale (Orcinus orca).
- 2
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), with a blunt nose.
- 3
A hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.
- 4
A giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does grampus come from?
From Middle English *grampas, grappays, grapas, graspeys, from Anglo-Norman grampais, Old French graspois, craspois (“whale, (salted) whale meat; blubber; seal”), from Medieval Latin craspicis (literally “fat fish”), from Latin crassus (“fat”) + piscis (“fish”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).