pumpkinseed
noun
pumpkinseed is spelled P-U-M-P-K-I-N-S-E-E-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pumpkinseed means “A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pumpkinseed is pumpkinseeds.
How many letters and syllables are in pumpkinseed?
| Letters | 11: P-U-M-P-K-I-N-S-E-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 pumpkinseed?
Pumpkinseed appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 pumpkinseed
- pumpkinseeds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pumpkinseed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.
- 2
A type of small riverboat.
- 3
Alternative form of pumpkin seed (“the seed of a pumpkin”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pumpkinseed come from?
From pumpkin + seed. The fish is so named for its small body that is shaped much like a pumpkin seed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).