killifish
/ˈkɪ.li.fɪʃ/noun
killifish is spelled K-I-L-L-I-F-I-S-H: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, killifish means “Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of killifish is killifishes.
How many letters and syllables are in killifish?
| Letters | 9: K-I-L-L-I-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 killifish?
Killifish appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 killifish?
- /ˈkɪ.li.fɪʃ/
Killifish 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).
Forms of killifish
- killifishes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does killifish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does killifish come from?
From killie (“killifish”, perhaps from kill (“channel, creek”)) or kill, + fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).