sculpin
/ˈskʌlpɪn/noun
sculpin is spelled S-C-U-L-P-I-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sculpin means “A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sculpin is sculpins.
How many letters and syllables are in sculpin?
| Letters | 7: S-C-U-L-P-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 sculpin?
Sculpin appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 sculpin?
- /ˈskʌlpɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sculpin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sculpin
- sculpins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sculpin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools.
- 2
obsoleteslangA person who makes mischief.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sculpin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small fish of the family Cottidae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Groppe |
| Spanish | coto, cavilat, carrasco espinoso |
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 sculpin come from?
From earlier scorpene, from Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina, “kind of fish”), diminutive of σκορπίος (skorpíos). Compare scorpionfish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).