antenatal
[ˌɛəntʰiˈnɛɪːɾl̩]adjective
antenatal is spelled A-N-T-E-N-A-T-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, antenatal means “Occurring or existing before birth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in antenatal?
| Letters | 9: A-N-T-E-N-A-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th 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 antenatal?
Antenatal appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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 antenatal?
- /ˌæntɪˈneɪtəl/
- /ˌæntiˈnɛɪːtəl/
- US [ˌɛəntʰiˈnɛɪːɾl̩]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Zazollo-antinatal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does antenatal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Occurring or existing before birth.
antenatal care
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Antenatal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense before birth:
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 antenatal come from?
From Latin ante (“before”) + nātālis (“natal”), from nāscor (“to be born”), equivalent to ante- + natal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).