serow
/səˈɹoʊ/noun
serow is spelled S-E-R-O-W: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, serow means “Any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of serow is serows.
How many letters and syllables are in serow?
| Letters | 5: S-E-R-O-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is serow?
Serow appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 serow?
- US /səˈɹoʊ/
- UK /ˈsɛɹəʊ/
Serow 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-serow.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with serow?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as serow from its last stressed vowel (/oʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: worse, sower.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of serow
- serows plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does serow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Serow in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saro |
| German | Serau |
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 serow come from?
From Lepcha ᰠᰶᰛᰨ (să-ro, “long-haired Tibetan goat”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).