littermate
noun
littermate is spelled L-I-T-T-E-R-M-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, littermate means “An animal born in the same litter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of littermate is littermates.
How many letters and syllables are in littermate?
| Letters | 10: L-I-T-T-E-R-M-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 littermate?
Littermate appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 littermate
- littermates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does littermate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An animal born in the same litter.
Newborn puppies should not be separated from their mother and littermates.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does littermate come from?
From litter + -mate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).