seawolf
noun
seawolf is spelled S-E-A-W-O-L-F: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seawolf means “A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seawolf is seawolves.
How many letters and syllables are in seawolf?
| Letters | 7: S-E-A-W-O-L-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is seawolf?
Seawolf appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 seawolf?
Seawolf has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of seawolf
- seawolves plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seawolf mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus.
- 2
archaicAn elephant seal.
- 3
Any of various dangerous people and animals that attack at sea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does seawolf come from?
From Middle English sēwolf, from Old English *sǣwulf, equivalent to sea + wolf.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).