Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

common hippopotamus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
com-mon hip-popota-mus
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius).

Inflected Forms

common hippopotami (plural) common hippopotamuses (plural)

Questions

What does common hippopotamus mean?
A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius).

How to pronounce common hippopotamus

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “common hippopotamus”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “common hippopotamus”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “common hippopotamus” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.