wolfhound
noun
wolfhound is spelled W-O-L-F-H-O-U-N-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wolfhound means “A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wolfhound is wolfhounds.
How many letters and syllables are in wolfhound?
| Letters | 9: W-O-L-F-H-O-U-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 wolfhound?
Wolfhound appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 wolfhound
- wolfhounds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wolfhound mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wolfhound in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dog:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chien-loup |
| German | Wolfshund |
| Portuguese | lobeiro |
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 wolfhound come from?
Compound of wolf + hound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).