groundhog
ground·hog/ˈɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡ/noun
groundhog is spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-H-O-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables (ground·hog). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, groundhog means “A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of groundhog is groundhogs.
How many letters and syllables are in groundhog?
| Letters | 9: G-R-O-U-N-D-H-O-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ground·hog |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 groundhog?
Groundhog appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 groundhog?
- UK /ˈɡɹaʊndhɒɡ/
- US /ˈɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡ/
- US /-ˌ(h)ɑɡ/
Groundhog has 2 syllables, split ground·hog in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-groundhog.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with groundhog
Also written: ground-hog (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of groundhog
- groundhogs plural
- ground-hog
- ground hog
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does groundhog mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.
- 2
rareThe aardvark.
- 3
Synonym of groundlubber
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does groundhog come from?
From ground + hog.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).