nudibranch
/ˈn(j)uːdɪˌbɹæŋk/noun
nudibranch is spelled N-U-D-I-B-R-A-N-C-H: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nudibranch means “A sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nudibranch is nudibranchs.
How many letters and syllables are in nudibranch?
| Letters | 10: N-U-D-I-B-R-A-N-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 nudibranch?
Nudibranch appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 nudibranch?
- /ˈn(j)uːdɪˌbɹæŋk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-nudibranch.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nudibranch
- nudibranchs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nudibranch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nudibranch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sea slug:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nudibranche |
| German | Nacktkiemer |
| Portuguese | nudibrânquio |
| Spanish | nudibranquio |
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 nudibranch come from?
Circa 19th century, borrowed from translingual Nudibranchia, from Latin nudus (“naked”) + branchia (“gills”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).