javelina
/havəˈliːnə/noun
javelina is spelled J-A-V-E-L-I-N-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, javelina means “A peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of javelina is javelinas.
How many letters and syllables are in javelina?
| Letters | 8: J-A-V-E-L-I-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is javelina?
Javelina appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 javelina?
- UK /havəˈliːnə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-javelina.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with javelina?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as javelina from its last stressed vowel (/inə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of javelina
- javelinas plural
- jabalina
- javeli
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does javelina mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSA peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does javelina come from?
From Spanish javalina, jabalina, feminine form of jabalí (“wild boar”), from Andalusian Arabic جَبَلِي (jabalī) (in خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ (ḵinzīr jabaliyy, “mountain pig”)), from Arabic جَبَل (jabal, “mountain”). Cognate with Portuguese javalina, and similar in other Iberian languages.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).