Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redbird

/ˈɹɛdbəːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: red-bird
IPA: /ˈɹɛdbəːd/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

A capsule of secobarbital.

Slang

noun

Any of various red cars formerly used in the New York City subway system; or a train of such cars.

Example Sentences

"Then she chanced to look up and catch sight of a redbird in a tree."
"Nearly every pharmaceutical house has its own brands, sold in tablets, solutions or brightly-colored capsules, on which its “detail men” keep doctors informed. Probably the most popular successors to Veronal are Seconal (“red birds” to the bootleg trade) and Nembutal ("yellow jackets")."

Etymology

From red + bird.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹɛdbəːd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

redbirds (plural)

Phrases

redbird cactus

Synonyms

red tanager northern cardinal red red devil cardinal cardinal grosbeak richmondena cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis

Questions

How do you pronounce redbird?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛdbəːd/.
What does redbird mean?: Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.
Where does redbird come from?: From red + bird.

How to pronounce redbird

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