kinkajou
/ˈkɪŋkəˌd͡ʒuː/noun
kinkajou is spelled K-I-N-K-A-J-O-U: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kinkajou means “Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kinkajou is kinkajous.
How many letters and syllables are in kinkajou?
| Letters | 8: K-I-N-K-A-J-O-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 kinkajou?
Kinkajou appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 kinkajou?
- /ˈkɪŋkəˌd͡ʒuː/
- /ˈkɪŋkəˌʒuː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-kinkajou.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kinkajou
- kinkajous plural
- kincajou
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kinkajou mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kinkajou in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Potos flavus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kinkajou |
| German | Wickelbär, Honigbär |
| Portuguese | jupará |
| Spanish | chosna, cuchicuchi, cusumbí, cusumbo, martilla, martucha |
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 kinkajou come from?
From French quincajou, from an Algonquian word, probably originally meaning ‘wolverine’ (compare Algonquin Kwingwaage, Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage (“wolverine”)), which was later transferred to the South American animal. Related to carcajou.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).