staghorn
noun
staghorn is spelled S-T-A-G-H-O-R-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, staghorn means “The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of staghorn is staghorns.
How many letters and syllables are in staghorn?
| Letters | 8: S-T-A-G-H-O-R-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 staghorn?
Staghorn appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 staghorn
- staghorns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does staghorn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.
- 2
A staghorn coral.
- 3
A struvite kidney stone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does staghorn come from?
From stag + horn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).