iguanodon
noun
iguanodon is spelled I-G-U-A-N-O-D-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, iguanodon means “Any large dinosaur of the genus †Iguanodon, of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of iguanodon is iguanodons.
How many letters and syllables are in iguanodon?
| Letters | 9: I-G-U-A-N-O-D-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 iguanodon?
Iguanodon appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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).
Forms of iguanodon
- iguanodons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does iguanodon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any large dinosaur of the genus †Iguanodon, of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Iguanodon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense †Iguanodon sp:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | iguanodonte |
| Spanish | iguanodonte |
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 iguanodon come from?
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Iguanodon, from Spanish iguana (from Taíno *iwana) + translingual -odon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).