owlbear
noun
owlbear is spelled O-W-L-B-E-A-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, owlbear means “A monstrous creature resembling a bear with a beak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of owlbear is owlbears.
How many letters and syllables are in owlbear?
| Letters | 7: O-W-L-B-E-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 owlbear?
Owlbear appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 owlbear?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-owlbear.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of owlbear
- owlbears plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does owlbear mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A monstrous creature resembling a bear with a beak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does owlbear come from?
From owl + bear. Coined by Gary Gygax in the 1970s for Dungeons & Dragons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).