stinkhorn
noun
stinkhorn is spelled S-T-I-N-K-H-O-R-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stinkhorn means “Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stinkhorn is stinkhorns.
How many letters and syllables are in stinkhorn?
| Letters | 9: S-T-I-N-K-H-O-R-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 stinkhorn?
Stinkhorn appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 stinkhorn
- stinkhorns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stinkhorn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stinkhorn in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fungus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Stinkmorchel |
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 stinkhorn come from?
From stink + horn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).