theropod
/ˈθɪɚ.əˌpɑd/noun
theropod is spelled T-H-E-R-O-P-O-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, theropod means “Any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of theropod is theropods.
How many letters and syllables are in theropod?
| Letters | 8: T-H-E-R-O-P-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 theropod?
Theropod appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 theropod?
- US /ˈθɪɚ.əˌpɑd/
Theropod has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-theropod.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of theropod
- theropods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does theropod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Theropod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense theropod:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | terópode |
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 theropod come from?
From thero- + -pod.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).