jaguar
/ˈd͡ʒæɡ.jʊə/noun
jaguar is spelled J-A-G-U-A-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jaguar means “A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jaguar is jaguars.
How many letters and syllables are in jaguar?
| Letters | 6: J-A-G-U-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,731st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jaguar?
Jaguar appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st 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 jaguar?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.jʊə/
- UK /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ə/
- UK /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ɑː/
Jaguar has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-jaguar.ogg, En-uk-jaguar.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jaguar
- jaguars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jaguar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.
noun
- 1
A motor car manufactured by this company
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jaguar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Panthera onca:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jaguar |
| German | Jaguar |
| Portuguese | jaguar, onça, onça-pintada |
| Spanish | jaguar, tigre, yaguareté, yaguar, jaguareté, otorongo |
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 jaguar come from?
From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).