kookaburra
/ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə/noun
kookaburra is spelled K-O-O-K-A-B-U-R-R-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kookaburra means “Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kookaburra is kookaburras.
How many letters and syllables are in kookaburra?
| Letters | 10: K-O-O-K-A-B-U-R-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 kookaburra?
Kookaburra appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 kookaburra?
- UK /ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə/
- Australia /ˈkʊkəˌbaɹə/
- US /ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ne-kookaburra.ogg, En-us-kookaburra.ogg, En-au-kookaburra.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kookaburra
- kookaburras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kookaburra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kookaburra in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense kingfishers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kookaburra, martin-chasseur géant |
| German | Jägerliest, Kookaburra |
| Portuguese | kookaburra, cucaburra |
| Spanish | cucaburra |
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 kookaburra come from?
Borrowed from Wiradjuri guuguubarra (“laughing kookaburra”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).