hatchling
hatch·ling/ˈhæt͡ʃlɪŋ/noun
hatchling is spelled H-A-T-C-H-L-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables (hatch·ling). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hatchling means “A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hatchling is hatchlings.
How many letters and syllables are in hatchling?
| Letters | 9: H-A-T-C-H-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hatch·ling |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 hatchling?
Hatchling appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 hatchling?
- /ˈhæt͡ʃlɪŋ/
Hatchling has 2 syllables, split hatch·ling in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-hatchling.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hatchling
- hatchlings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hatchling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.
The hatchling alligator had just broken out of its shell but was already trying to follow its mother, who hunted hatchling birds.
- 2
A person who has (especially recently) realized that they are transgender.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hatchling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a newly hatched animal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schlüpfling |
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 hatchling come from?
From hatch + -ling. Sense 2 in reference to the term crack one's egg (“realize one is transgender”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).