Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pacman frog

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: pac-man frog
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any frog of the genus Ceratophrys.

Informal

Etymology

The frog's round body and large mouth are reminiscent of the video game character Pac-Man.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Pacman frogs (plural) Pac Man frog (alternative) Pac-Man frog (alternative)

Questions

What does pacman frog mean?: Any frog of the genus Ceratophrys.
Where does pacman frog come from?: The frog's round body and large mouth are reminiscent of the video game character Pac-Man.

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