lovebird
noun, verb
lovebird is spelled L-O-V-E-B-I-R-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lovebird means “Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lovebird is lovebirds.
How many letters and syllables are in lovebird?
| Letters | 8: L-O-V-E-B-I-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 lovebird?
Lovebird appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 lovebird?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lovebird.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lovebird
- lovebirds plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- love bird
- love-bird
- lovebirding participle, present
- lovebirded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lovebird mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
- 2
One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.
verb
- 1
To express romantic affection openly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lovebird in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inséparable , tourtereaux (tourtereau m, tourterelle f) |
| German | Unzertrennlicher, Unzertrennliche, Agapornide, Liebesvogel , Turteltauben (Turteltaube f) |
| Portuguese | agapórnis, inseparável, pássaro-do-amor, periquito-namorado , pombinhos (pombinho m, pombinha f) |
| Spanish | inseparable , tórtolos (tórtolo m, tórtola f), tortolitos, tortolito, tortolita |
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 lovebird come from?
From love + bird.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).