quoddy
noun
quoddy is spelled Q-U-O-D-D-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quoddy means “Herring, especially if caught and cured (or smoked) near any of the various northeastern American places named Quoddy or Passamquoddy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quoddy is quoddies.
How many letters and syllables are in quoddy?
| Letters | 6: Q-U-O-D-D-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 quoddy?
Quoddy appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 quoddy
- quoddies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quoddy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USrareHerring, especially if caught and cured (or smoked) near any of the various northeastern American places named Quoddy or Passamquoddy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quoddy come from?
From the placenames, which are named for the tribe; the tribe's name is an Anglicization of their autonym, and the word is thus ultimately from Malecite-Passamaquoddy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).