sharktopus
noun
sharktopus is spelled S-H-A-R-K-T-O-P-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sharktopus means “Synonym of lusca; a shark-headed creature with tentacles; a Bahamian folkloric sea monster recast in U.S. pop culture pulp fiction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sharktopus is sharktopuses or sharktopi.
How many letters and syllables are in sharktopus?
| Letters | 10: S-H-A-R-K-T-O-P-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 sharktopus?
Sharktopus appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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).
Forms of sharktopus
- sharktopuses plural
- sharktopi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sharktopus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
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USSynonym of lusca; a shark-headed creature with tentacles; a Bahamian folkloric sea monster recast in U.S. pop culture pulp fiction
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).