pterosaur
/ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/noun
pterosaur is spelled P-T-E-R-O-S-A-U-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pterosaur means “Any flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pterosaur is pterosaurs.
How many letters and syllables are in pterosaur?
| Letters | 9: P-T-E-R-O-S-A-U-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 pterosaur?
Pterosaur appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 pterosaur?
- US /ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pterosaur.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pterosaur
- pterosaurs plural
- pterosaurus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pterosaur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pterosaur in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense extinct flying reptile:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ptérosaure |
| German | Flugsaurier, Pterosaurier, Pterosaurus |
| Portuguese | pterossauro |
| Spanish | pterosaurio |
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 pterosaur come from?
From ptero- + -saur, literally “wing lizard”, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) and σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).