tucan
/ˈtuːkən/obsolete
tucan is spelled T-U-C-A-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tucan means “The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tucan is tucans.
How many letters and syllables are in tucan?
| Letters | 5: T-U-C-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 tucan?
Tucan appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 tucan?
- /ˈtuːkən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tucan
- tugan
- tuza
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tucan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleterareThe hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tucan come from?
Native to Mexico, from Nahuatl tuçan, togan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).