octopus

Questions about octopus

What does octopus mean?

octopus means "tentacles of octopus prepared as food". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in octopus?

octopus has 3 syllables: oc-to-pus. The stress falls on "oc". In IPA it is /ˈɑktəˌpʊs/.

What is another word for octopus?

Close synonyms include devilfish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is octopus a common word?

octopus is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with octopus?

2 words rhyme with octopus. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.