songbird
/ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/noun
songbird is spelled S-O-N-G-B-I-R-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, songbird means “A bird having a melodious song or call” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of songbird is songbirds.
How many letters and syllables are in songbird?
| Letters | 8: S-O-N-G-B-I-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is songbird?
Songbird appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 songbird?
- UK /ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/
- US /ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/
- /ˈsɑŋˌbɝd/
Songbird 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-songbird.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with songbird?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as songbird (/ɔŋbɜɹd/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: birdsong.
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 songbird
- songbirds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does songbird mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bird having a melodious song or call.
- 2
Any bird in the passerine suborder Passeri, which are distinguished by a more sophisticated vocal apparatus.
- 3
A person, especially a woman, with a melodious voice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Songbird in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bird:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | oiseau chanteur |
| German | Singvogel |
| Portuguese | pássaro, passarinho, ave de canto |
| Spanish | pájaro cantor |
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 songbird come from?
From song + bird.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).