meadowlark
noun
meadowlark is spelled M-E-A-D-O-W-L-A-R-K: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, meadowlark means “The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of meadowlark is meadowlarks.
How many letters and syllables are in meadowlark?
| Letters | 10: M-E-A-D-O-W-L-A-R-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is meadowlark?
Meadowlark appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 meadowlark?
Meadowlark has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of meadowlark
- meadowlarks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meadowlark mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
- 2
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Meadowlark in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense songbird of Sturnella or Leistes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sturnelle |
| German | Wiesenstärling, Lerchenstärling, Wiesenlerche |
| Spanish | pradero, chirlobirlo |
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 meadowlark come from?
From meadow + lark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).