acetabular
/ˌæsɪˈtæbjəlɚ/adjective
acetabular is spelled A-C-E-T-A-B-U-L-A-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, acetabular means “Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in acetabular?
| Letters | 10: A-C-E-T-A-B-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 acetabular?
Acetabular appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 acetabular?
- UK /ˌæsɪˈtæbjʊlə/
- US /ˌæsɪˈtæbjəlɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-acetabular.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does acetabular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped.
- 2
Related to the acetabulum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acetabular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to the acetabulum:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | acétabulaire |
| Portuguese | acetabular |
| Spanish | acetabular |
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.