pupfish
noun
pupfish is spelled P-U-P-F-I-S-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pupfish means “Any of a group of small killifish belonging to ten genera of the family Cyprinodontidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pupfish is pupfishes.
How many letters and syllables are in pupfish?
| Letters | 7: P-U-P-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 pupfish?
Pupfish appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 pupfish
- pupfishes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pupfish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a group of small killifish belonging to ten genera of the family Cyprinodontidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pupfish come from?
From pup + fish, said to derive from the mating habits of the males, whose activities vaguely resemble puppies at play.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).