wolffish
/ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ/noun
wolffish is spelled W-O-L-F-F-I-S-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wolffish means “Any fish of the family Anarhichadidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wolffish is wolffishes.
How many letters and syllables are in wolffish?
| Letters | 8: W-O-L-F-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 wolffish?
Wolffish appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 wolffish?
- /ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of wolffish
- wolffishes plural
- wolf-fish
- wolf fish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wolffish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any fish of the family Anarhichadidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wolffish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | poisson loup |
| German | Seewolf |
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 wolffish come from?
From wolf + fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).