markhor
mar·khor/ˈmɑɹkɔɹ/noun
markhor is spelled M-A-R-K-H-O-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (mar·khor). It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, markhor means “A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of markhor is markhors.
How many letters and syllables are in markhor?
| Letters | 7: M-A-R-K-H-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mar·khor |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 markhor?
Markhor appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 markhor?
- UK /ˈmɑːkɔː/
- US /ˈmɑɹkɔɹ/
Markhor has 2 syllables, split mar·khor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-markhor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of markhor
- markhors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does markhor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Markhor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Capra falconeri:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schraubenziege |
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 markhor come from?
Borrowed from Urdu مارخور (mārxor), from Classical Persian مَارْخْوَر (mārxwar, literally “snake-eater”), from مَار (mār, “snake”) + خْوَر (xwar) (present stem of خْوَرْدَن (xwardan, “to eat”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).