Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [steel-hed]
- /ˈstilˌhɛd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [steel-hed]
- /ˈstilˌhɛd/
Definitions of steelhead word
- noun plural steelhead a silvery rainbow trout that migrates to the sea before returning to fresh water to spawn. 1
- noun steelhead a silvery North Pacific variety of the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) 0
- noun steelhead a rainbow trout that has returned from the sea 0
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Origin of steelhead
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; steel + head
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Steelhead
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
steelhead popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
steelhead usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with steelhead
- how to cook steelhead?
- how to cook steelhead trout?
- what is a steelhead?
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- how to catch steelhead?
- what is steelhead fish?
- how to fish for steelhead?
- what is a steelhead fish?
- what is steelhead salmon?
- what is steelhead trout?
- what kind of fish is steelhead?
- how to cook steelhead trout on the grill?
- what is a steelhead trout?
- how to grill steelhead trout?
- how to bake steelhead trout?
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