jerboa
/dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈbəʊ.ə/noun
jerboa is spelled J-E-R-B-O-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jerboa means “Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jerboa is jerboas.
How many letters and syllables are in jerboa?
| Letters | 6: J-E-R-B-O-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 jerboa?
Jerboa appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 jerboa?
- /dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈbəʊ.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jerboa.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jerboa
- jerboas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jerboa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jerboa in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small rodent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gerboise |
| German | Wüstenspringmaus |
| Portuguese | gerbo |
| Spanish | jerbo, gerbo |
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 jerboa come from?
From Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ). Doublet of gerbil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).