abdominal
ab·dom·i·nal/æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/adjective, noun
abdominal is spelled A-B-D-O-M-I-N-A-L: 9 letters and 4 syllables (ab·dom·i·nal). It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, abdominal means “Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in abdominal?
| Letters | 9: A-B-D-O-M-I-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ab·dom·i·nal |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abdominal?
Abdominal appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abdominal?
- UK /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/
- UK /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/
- US /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/
Abdominal has 4 syllables, split ab·dom·i·nal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-abdominal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abdominal
- more abdominal comparative
- most abdominal superlative
- abdominals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abdominal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
abdominal muscles
- 2
archaicCharacterized by or possessing a large abdomen; corpulent, pot-bellied.
The moment they had passed, the pikes clashed together horizontally to bar the gateway, and all but pinned an abdominal citizen that sought to wedge in along with them.
- 3
Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
- 4
Ventral, in describing a fin.
- 5
obsoleteBelonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA fish of the order Abdominales.
- 2
colloquialAn abdominal muscle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abdominal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to the abdomen:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abdominal |
| German | abdominal, abdominell, Bauch-, Unterleib- |
| Portuguese | abdominal |
| Spanish | abdominal |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does abdominal come from?
First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen. Equivalent to abdomin- + -al. Compare French abdominal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).