sunbird
noun
sunbird is spelled S-U-N-B-I-R-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sunbird means “A bird belonging to any of several species in the family Nectariniidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sunbird is sunbirds.
How many letters and syllables are in sunbird?
| Letters | 7: S-U-N-B-I-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sunbird?
Sunbird appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 sunbird?
Sunbird 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).
Forms of sunbird
- sunbirds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sunbird mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bird belonging to any of several species in the family Nectariniidae.
- 2
USA person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a warm climate to a colder one in the summer; one who oversummers elsewhere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sunbird in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bird of family Nectariniidae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | souïmanga |
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 sunbird come from?
From sun + bird.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).