pirarucu
/pɪˌɹɑɹəˈku/noun
pirarucu is spelled P-I-R-A-R-U-C-U: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pirarucu means “An arapaima (Arapaima gigas), a large fish of the Amazon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pirarucu is pirarucus.
How many letters and syllables are in pirarucu?
| Letters | 8: P-I-R-A-R-U-C-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pirarucu?
Pirarucu appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 pirarucu?
- US /pɪˌɹɑɹəˈku/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with pirarucu?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pirarucu from its last stressed vowel (/u/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pirarucu
- pirarucus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pirarucu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An arapaima (Arapaima gigas), a large fish of the Amazon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pirarucu come from?
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pirarucu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).