Irukandji
/ˈɪɹəˌkænd͡ʒi/noun
Irukandji is spelled I-R-U-K-A-N-D-J-I: 9 letters. 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, Irukandji means “An Aboriginal tribe of northeastern Australia, also known as the Yirrganydji” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Irukandji is Irukandjis.
How many letters and syllables are in Irukandji?
| Letters | 9: I-R-U-K-A-N-D-J-I |
|---|---|
| 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 Irukandji?
Irukandji 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 Irukandji?
- /ˈɪɹəˌkænd͡ʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Irukandji
- Irukandjis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Irukandji mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Aboriginal tribe of northeastern Australia, also known as the Yirrganydji
- 2
A deadly jellyfish found in northern Australia, Carukia barnesi.
- 3
Any box jellyfish with a sting that produces Irukandji syndrome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Irukandji come from?
From Djabugay Yirrganydji "the Yirrgay people", a derivative of Yirrgay "the Yirrgay dialect of Djabugay", itself a comitative form of a root yirrga- of unidentified meaning. Perhaps compare also Djabugay Gulunydji "the Guluy dialect of Djabugay", of identical derivation, perhaps based upon gulu "here".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).