needlefish
/ˈniː.dəl.fɪʃ/noun
needlefish is spelled N-E-E-D-L-E-F-I-S-H: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, needlefish means “Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of needlefish is needlefishes.
How many letters and syllables are in needlefish?
| Letters | 10: N-E-E-D-L-E-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 needlefish?
Needlefish appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 needlefish?
- /ˈniː.dəl.fɪʃ/
Needlefish 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-needlefish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of needlefish
- needlefishes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does needlefish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Needlefish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense slender fish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aiguillette |
| German | Hornhecht |
| Portuguese | agulhão |
| Spanish | agujón |
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 needlefish come from?
From needle + fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).