millipede
/ˈmɪləpid/noun
millipede is spelled M-I-L-L-I-P-E-D-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, millipede means “Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of millipede is millipedes.
How many letters and syllables are in millipede?
| Letters | 9: M-I-L-L-I-P-E-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 millipede?
Millipede appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 millipede?
- US /ˈmɪləpid/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-millipede.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-millipede.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of millipede
- millipedes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does millipede mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Millipede in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense elongated arthropod:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diplopode, mille-pattes |
| German | Tausendfüßler |
| Portuguese | diplópode, milípede, piolho-de-cobra, embuá |
| Spanish | milpiés, congorocho |
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 millipede come from?
From Latin mīllipeda (“wood louse”), from mīlle (“thousand”) + pēs, pedis (“foot”), equivalent to milli- + -pede.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).