yellowbelly
/ˈjɛləʊbɛli/noun
yellowbelly is spelled Y-E-L-L-O-W-B-E-L-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yellowbelly means “A coward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yellowbelly is yellowbellies.
How many letters and syllables are in yellowbelly?
| Letters | 11: Y-E-L-L-O-W-B-E-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 yellowbelly?
Yellowbelly appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 yellowbelly?
- /ˈjɛləʊbɛli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-yellowbelly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of yellowbelly
- yellowbellies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yellowbelly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA coward.
- 2
UKslangSomeone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely.
- 3
IrelandslangSomeone from Wexford.
- 4
AustraliaA golden perch (Macquaria ambigua).
The creeks gave us lots of food, too–yellow belly and jew, perch and eel.
- 5
informalA yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yellowbelly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a coward:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | amarillo |
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.