medaka
noun
medaka is spelled M-E-D-A-K-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, medaka means “Oryzias latipes, a small Japanese ricefish, popular for use in aquariums” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of medaka is medakas.
How many letters and syllables are in medaka?
| Letters | 6: M-E-D-A-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 medaka?
Medaka appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 medaka
- medakas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does medaka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Oryzias latipes, a small Japanese ricefish, popular for use in aquariums.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does medaka come from?
Borrowed from Japanese メダカ.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).