mudskipper
/ˈmʌdˌskɪpɚ/noun
mudskipper is spelled M-U-D-S-K-I-P-P-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mudskipper means “Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mudskipper is mudskippers.
How many letters and syllables are in mudskipper?
| Letters | 10: M-U-D-S-K-I-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 mudskipper?
Mudskipper appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 mudskipper?
- US /ˈmʌdˌskɪpɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mudskipper
- mudskippers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mudskipper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mudskipper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense goby:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schlammspringerverwandter |
| Spanish | pez del fango |
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 mudskipper come from?
From mud + skipper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).