phorid
noun
phorid is spelled P-H-O-R-I-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phorid means “Any fly of the family Phoridae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phorid is phorids.
How many letters and syllables are in phorid?
| Letters | 6: P-H-O-R-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 phorid?
Phorid appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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).
Forms of phorid
- phorids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phorid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any fly of the family Phoridae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phorid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Buckelfliege |
| Portuguese | forídeo |
| Spanish | fórido |
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 phorid come from?
Borrowed from Translingual Phoridae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).