whitethroat
noun
whitethroat is spelled W-H-I-T-E-T-H-R-O-A-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whitethroat means “Sylvia communis, a species of typical warbler” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whitethroat is whitethroats.
How many letters and syllables are in whitethroat?
| Letters | 11: W-H-I-T-E-T-H-R-O-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 whitethroat?
Whitethroat appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 whitethroat
- whitethroats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whitethroat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Sylvia communis, a species of typical warbler.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whitethroat come from?
From white + throat; so-called because the male of the species has a white throat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).