groundling
noun
groundling is spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-L-I-N-G: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, groundling means “Any of various plants or animals living on or near the ground, as a benthic fish or bottom feeder, especially” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of groundling is groundlings.
How many letters and syllables are in groundling?
| Letters | 10: G-R-O-U-N-D-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 groundling?
Groundling appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 groundling?
- Australia
Groundling 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). Recordings: En-au-groundling.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of groundling
- groundlings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does groundling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various plants or animals living on or near the ground, as a benthic fish or bottom feeder, especially
- 2
The spined loach (Cobitis taenia), weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis), or other member of the loaches.
- 3
The ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula.
- 4
A dragonfly of the genus Brachythemis.
- 5
A moth of the genus Condica
- 6
An audience member in the cheap section (usually standing; originally in Elizabethan theater).
- 7
A person of uncultivated or uncultured taste.
- 8
One who is confined to the ground, especially
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does groundling come from?
From ground + -ling. Compare Old English grundling (“a groundling fish, grundel”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).