woodchuck
/ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/noun
woodchuck is spelled W-O-O-D-C-H-U-C-K: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, woodchuck means “A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of woodchuck is woodchucks.
How many letters and syllables are in woodchuck?
| Letters | 9: W-O-O-D-C-H-U-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is woodchuck?
Woodchuck appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 woodchuck?
- /ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/
Woodchuck has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-woodchuck.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-woodchuck.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of woodchuck
- woodchucks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does woodchuck mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate woodchuck?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of woodchuck: chuck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Woodchuck in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rodent of the family Sciuridae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marmotte (d’Amérique), siffleux |
| German | Waldmurmeltier |
| Portuguese | marmota americana |
| Spanish | marmota (americana) |
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 woodchuck come from?
Folk-etymological adaption of Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”), or a similar term in a related Algonquian language, subsequently reapplied to the groundhog. An earlier form of this word, woodshock, still sometimes designates the marten. Also a doublet of wejack.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).