precocial
/pɹɪˈkoʊ.ʃəl/adjective
precocial is spelled P-R-E-C-O-C-I-A-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, precocial means “Hatched from the egg already covered in down and with eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in precocial?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-C-O-C-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 precocial?
Precocial appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 precocial?
- UK /pɹɪˈkəʊ.ʃəl/
- US /pɹɪˈkoʊ.ʃəl/
- Australia /pɹɪˈkəʉ.ʃəl/
Precocial has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-precocial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with precocial?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as precocial from its last stressed vowel (/oʊʃəl/):
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).
What does precocial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Hatched from the egg already covered in down and with eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does precocial come from?
From Latin praecŏcĭa (“places where fruits ripen early”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).