aboral
/æbˈɔɹ.l̩/adjective
aboral is spelled A-B-O-R-A-L: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, aboral means “Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aboral?
| Letters | 6: A-B-O-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aboral?
Aboral appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 aboral?
- UK /æbˈɔːɹ.l̩/
- US /æbˈɔɹ.l̩/
Aboral has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-aboral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aboral?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aboral from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aboral
- more aboral comparative
- most aboral superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aboral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aboral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense situated away from the mouth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aboral |
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 aboral come from?
From ab- (“away from”) + oral (“the mouth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).