thunderbird
thun·der·bird/ˈθʌndɚ.bɝd/noun
thunderbird is spelled T-H-U-N-D-E-R-B-I-R-D: 11 letters and 3 syllables (thun·der·bird). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thunderbird means “A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thunderbird is thunderbirds.
How many letters and syllables are in thunderbird?
| Letters | 11: T-H-U-N-D-E-R-B-I-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: thun·der·bird |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 thunderbird?
Thunderbird appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 thunderbird?
- UK /ˈθʌndə.bɜːd/
- US /ˈθʌndɚ.bɝd/
Thunderbird has 3 syllables, split thun·der·bird in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thunderbird.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thunderbird
- thunderbirds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thunderbird mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
- 2
The golden whistler, an Australian insectivorous songbird (Pachycephala pectoralis, formerly Pachycephala gutturalis), whose male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of thunderbird.
- 2
UKA locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly rescue a failed train.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thunderbird in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mythological bird:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | oiseau-tonnerre |
| German | Donnervogel |
| Spanish | pájaro del trueno |
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 thunderbird come from?
From thunder + bird.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).