threadfin
/ˈθɹɛdfɪn/noun
threadfin is spelled T-H-R-E-A-D-F-I-N: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, threadfin means “Any of many fish of the family Polynemidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of threadfin is threadfins.
How many letters and syllables are in threadfin?
| Letters | 9: T-H-R-E-A-D-F-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 threadfin?
Threadfin appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 threadfin?
- /ˈθɹɛdfɪn/
Threadfin 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)-Vealhurl-threadfin.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-threadfin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of threadfin
- threadfins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does threadfin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many fish of the family Polynemidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does threadfin come from?
From thread + fin. Named so because of the thread-like free sensory filaments at the base of each of their pectoral fins.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).