sandgrouse
/ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs/noun
sandgrouse is spelled S-A-N-D-G-R-O-U-S-E: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sandgrouse means “Any of several species of birds of the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sandgrouse is sandgrouses.
How many letters and syllables are in sandgrouse?
| Letters | 10: S-A-N-D-G-R-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 sandgrouse?
Sandgrouse appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 sandgrouse?
- UK /ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs/
Sandgrouse has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sandgrouse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sandgrouse
- sandgrouses plural
- sand grouse
- sand-grouse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sandgrouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several species of birds of the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sandgrouse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense birds in the family Pteroclidae:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sandgrouse come from?
From sand + grouse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).