whinchat
noun
whinchat is spelled W-H-I-N-C-H-A-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whinchat means “A small Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, that feeds on insects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whinchat is whinchats.
How many letters and syllables are in whinchat?
| Letters | 8: W-H-I-N-C-H-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 whinchat?
Whinchat appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 whinchat?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-whinchat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of whinchat
- whinchats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whinchat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, that feeds on insects.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Whinchat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Saxicola ruberta:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tarier des prés |
| German | Braunkehlchen |
| Portuguese | cartaxo-nortenho |
| Spanish | tarabilla |
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 whinchat come from?
From whin + chat (“type of songbird”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).