kingbird
noun
kingbird is spelled K-I-N-G-B-I-R-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kingbird means “Any of various large insectivorous tyrant-flycatchers of the genus Tyrannus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kingbird is kingbirds.
How many letters and syllables are in kingbird?
| Letters | 8: K-I-N-G-B-I-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 kingbird?
Kingbird appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 kingbird?
Kingbird has 2 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 kingbird
- kingbirds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kingbird mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various large insectivorous tyrant-flycatchers of the genus Tyrannus.
- 2
obsoleteA king bird of paradise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kingbird in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bird of Tyrannus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | suiriri |
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 kingbird come from?
From king + bird.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).