wallaroo
wal·la·roo/ˌwɑləˈɹu/noun
wallaroo is spelled W-A-L-L-A-R-O-O: 8 letters and 3 syllables (wal·la·roo). It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wallaroo means “Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wallaroo is wallaroos.
How many letters and syllables are in wallaroo?
| Letters | 8: W-A-L-L-A-R-O-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: wal·la·roo |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is wallaroo?
Wallaroo appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 wallaroo?
- UK /ˌwɒləˈɹuː/
- US /ˌwɑləˈɹu/
Wallaroo has 3 syllables, split wal·la·roo in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with wallaroo?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as wallaroo from its last stressed vowel (/u/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of wallaroo
- wallaroos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wallaroo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.
- 2
A common wallaroo (Macropus robustus), the most common and widespread species of the three.
noun
- 1
AustraliaSomeone who plays for the Australia women's national rugby union team.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wallaroo come from?
Borrowed from Dharug walaru. Not, in fact, a blend of wallaby and kangaroo, although the fact that wallaroos are between wallabies and kangaroos in size may lead to that assumption.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).