waterbuck
noun
waterbuck is spelled W-A-T-E-R-B-U-C-K: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, waterbuck means “A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of waterbuck is waterbucks.
How many letters and syllables are in waterbuck?
| Letters | 9: W-A-T-E-R-B-U-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 waterbuck?
Waterbuck appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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).
Forms of waterbuck
- waterbucks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does waterbuck mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Waterbuck in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense species of antelope:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | inhacoso, quissema, piva |
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 waterbuck come from?
From Afrikaans waterbok, after the animal's habit of escaping to waterways.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).