oystercatcher
/ˈɔɪstəˌkæt͡ʃə/noun
oystercatcher is spelled O-Y-S-T-E-R-C-A-T-C-H-E-R: 13 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, oystercatcher means “Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oystercatcher is oystercatchers.
How many letters and syllables are in oystercatcher?
| Letters | 13: O-Y-S-T-E-R-C-A-T-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| 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 oystercatcher?
Oystercatcher 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 oystercatcher?
- /ˈɔɪstəˌkæt͡ʃə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-oystercatcher.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-oystercatcher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of oystercatcher
- oystercatchers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oystercatcher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oystercatcher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bird:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | huîtrier |
| German | Austernfischer |
| Portuguese | ostraceiro |
| Spanish | ostrero |
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 oystercatcher come from?
From oyster + catcher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).