greylag
/ˈɡɹeɪlæɡ/noun
greylag is spelled G-R-E-Y-L-A-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, greylag means “A large grey European goose, Anser anser, with pink legs and dull orange beak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of greylag is greylags.
How many letters and syllables are in greylag?
| Letters | 7: G-R-E-Y-L-A-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 greylag?
Greylag appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 greylag?
- /ˈɡɹeɪlæɡ/
Greylag has 2 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).
Forms of greylag
- greylags plural
- graylag
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does greylag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large grey European goose, Anser anser, with pink legs and dull orange beak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does greylag come from?
From grey (“colour”) + lag (“old name for a goose, derived from the call used to move such animals along”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).