peccary
/ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/noun
peccary is spelled P-E-C-C-A-R-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peccary means “Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peccary is peccaries.
How many letters and syllables are in peccary?
| Letters | 7: P-E-C-C-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 peccary?
Peccary appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 peccary?
- /ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-peccary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peccary
- peccaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peccary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peccary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a family of mammals related to pigs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pécari |
| German | Nabelschwein, Pekari |
| Portuguese | tajaçu, pecari, queixada |
| Spanish | pecarí, báquiro, chancho de monte, coche de monte, jabalí, jabalina |
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 peccary come from?
From Kari'na pakira (“collared peccary”), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).