groundfish
noun, verb
groundfish is spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-F-I-S-H: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, groundfish means “Any of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of groundfish is groundfishes.
How many letters and syllables are in groundfish?
| Letters | 10: G-R-O-U-N-D-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 groundfish?
Groundfish appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 groundfish?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-groundfish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of groundfish
- groundfishes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- ground fish
- groundfishing participle, present
- groundfished participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does groundfish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish.
verb
- 1
To fish for groundfish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Groundfish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Grundfisch |
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 groundfish come from?
From ground + fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).