kangaroos
noun, verb
kangaroos is spelled K-A-N-G-A-R-O-O-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kangaroos means “plural of kangaroo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kangaroos?
| Letters | 9: K-A-N-G-A-R-O-O-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th 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 kangaroos?
Kangaroos appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 kangaroos?
Kangaroos has 3 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).
What does kangaroos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of kangaroo
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of kangaroo
noun
- 1
The Australia national rugby league team.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kangaroos in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Kangourous |
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 kangaroos come from?
From kangaroo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).