quetzalcoatlus
/kɛtsəlkoʊˈætləs/noun
quetzalcoatlus is spelled Q-U-E-T-Z-A-L-C-O-A-T-L-U-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quetzalcoatlus means “A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quetzalcoatlus is quetzalcoatluses.
How many letters and syllables are in quetzalcoatlus?
| Letters | 14: Q-U-E-T-Z-A-L-C-O-A-T-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 quetzalcoatlus?
Quetzalcoatlus appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 quetzalcoatlus?
- /kɛtsəlkoʊˈætləs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-quetzalcoatlus.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quetzalcoatlus
- quetzalcoatluses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quetzalcoatlus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quetzalcoatlus come from?
From the genus name Quetzalcoatlus, based on Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).