Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

godzilla

/ɡɑdˈzɪlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: godzil-la
IPA: /ɡɑdˈzɪlə/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.

noun

Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic example of its type.

Example Sentences

"What other television show would feature a gorgeously designed sequence where a horrifically mutated Pierre and Marie Curie, their bodies swollen to Godzilla-like proportions from prolonged exposure to the radiation that would eventually kill them, destroy an Asian city with their bare hands like vengeance-crazed monster-Gods?"
"a Godzilla of a tower building"
"Aren't we supposed to be a big, terrifying country, a Godzilla of capitalism wrecking the globe?"

Etymology

From Japanese ゴジラ (Gojira), blend created for the movie from the words ゴリラ (gorira, “gorilla”) and 鯨 (kujira, “whale”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ゴジラ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡɑdˈzɪlə/
British English: /ɡɒdˈzɪlə/

Inflected Forms

Godzirra (alternative) Gojira (alternative) Godzillas (plural)

Derived Forms

Godzillaesque Godzillalike godzillion

Phrases

Godzilla-ish -zilla

Rhymes With

villa manila vanilla gorilla guerrilla camilla sevilla priscilla padilla guerilla attila flotilla

Questions

How do you pronounce godzilla?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɑdˈzɪlə/.
What does godzilla mean?: A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.
Where does godzilla come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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