kalong
obsolete
kalong is spelled K-A-L-O-N-G: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kalong means “A fruit bat, especially the black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kalong is kalongs.
How many letters and syllables are in kalong?
| Letters | 6: K-A-L-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 kalong?
Kalong appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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).
Forms of kalong
- kalang
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kalong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA fruit bat, especially the black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kalong come from?
Borrowed from Malay kalong.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).