antipodal
/ænˈtɪpədl̩/adjective, noun
antipodal is an adjective meaning “On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-N-T-I-P-O-D-A-L and has 4 syllables, and it appears about once in every 19 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does antipodal mean?
adjective
- 1
On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes.
- 2
Diametrically opposite.
noun
- 1
One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce antipodal?
- /ænˈtɪpədl̩/
Antipodal has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of antipodal
- antipodals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is antipodal?
Antipodal appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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).
Antipodal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense on opposite sides of the globe:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | antipodal |
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 antipodal come from?
From antipode + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).