wonderkid
noun
wonderkid is spelled W-O-N-D-E-R-K-I-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wonderkid means “A child prodigy; (if male) a golden boy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wonderkid is wonderkids.
How many letters and syllables are in wonderkid?
| Letters | 9: W-O-N-D-E-R-K-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 wonderkid?
Wonderkid appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 wonderkid?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-wonderkid.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wonderkid
- wonderkids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wonderkid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalslangA child prodigy; (if male) a golden boy
“Word is Bridgett's stylist is nothing short of a wonderkid. You brought out the best in her. In all of them.”
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wonderkid come from?
From wonder + kid, in imitation of German Wunderkind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).