razorback
ra·zor·back/ˈɹeɪzɚˌbæk/noun
razorback is spelled R-A-Z-O-R-B-A-C-K: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ra·zor·back). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, razorback means “A feral pig” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of razorback is razorbacks.
How many letters and syllables are in razorback?
| Letters | 9: R-A-Z-O-R-B-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ra·zor·back |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 razorback?
Razorback appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 razorback?
- US /ˈɹeɪzɚˌbæk/
- UK /ˈɹeɪzəˌbæk/
Razorback has 3 syllables, split ra·zor·back in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-razorback.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of razorback
- razorbacks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does razorback mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USinformalA feral pig.
- 2
The rorqual or finback whale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does razorback come from?
From razor + back.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).