kingfish
noun
kingfish is spelled K-I-N-G-F-I-S-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kingfish means “Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kingfish is kingfishes.
How many letters and syllables are in kingfish?
| Letters | 8: K-I-N-G-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th 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 kingfish?
Kingfish appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 kingfish
- kingfishes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kingfish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.
- 2
opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom
- 3
white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom
- 4
wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados
- 5
king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
- 6
narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia
- 7
Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia
- 8
yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kingfish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | martin-pêcheur |
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 kingfish come from?
From king + fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).