isopod
i·so·pod/ˈaɪ.səˌpɒd/noun
isopod is spelled I-S-O-P-O-D: 6 letters and 3 syllables (i·so·pod). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, isopod means “Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of isopod is isopods.
How many letters and syllables are in isopod?
| Letters | 6: I-S-O-P-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: i·so·pod |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 isopod?
Isopod appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 isopod?
- UK /ˈaɪ.sə(ʊ)ˌpɒd/
- US /ˈaɪ.səˌpɒd/
Isopod has 3 syllables, split i·so·pod in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-isopod.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of isopod
- isopods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does isopod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Isopod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense crustacean of the order Isopoda:
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 isopod come from?
From the taxonomic name Isopoda; by surface analysis, iso- + -pod.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).