thundercloud
noun
thundercloud is spelled T-H-U-N-D-E-R-C-L-O-U-D: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thundercloud means “A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thundercloud is thunderclouds.
How many letters and syllables are in thundercloud?
| Letters | 12: T-H-U-N-D-E-R-C-L-O-U-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 thundercloud?
Thundercloud appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 thundercloud?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thundercloud.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thundercloud
- thunderclouds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thundercloud mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.
- 2
Something menacing and brooding.
the ominous thunderclouds of war
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thundercloud in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cloud:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Gewitterwolke |
| Spanish | nubarrón |
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 thundercloud come from?
From thunder + cloud.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).