hexapod
/ˈhɛk.sə.pɑd/noun, adjective
hexapod is spelled H-E-X-A-P-O-D: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hexapod means “Any organism, being or robot with six legs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hexapod is hexapods.
How many letters and syllables are in hexapod?
| Letters | 7: H-E-X-A-P-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 hexapod?
Hexapod appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 hexapod?
- UK /ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/
- US /ˈhɛk.sə.pɑd/
Hexapod has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hexapod.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hexapod
- hexapods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hexapod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
- 2
An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
- 3
datedAn insect.
adjective
- 1
Having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hexapod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense organism or being with six legs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sechsfüßler |
| Spanish | hexápodo |
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 hexapod come from?
From hexa- + -pod, from Ancient Greek ἑξαποδ- (hexapod-), oblique stem of ἑξάπους (hexápous, “six-footed”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).