arcus
/ˈɑɹkəs/noun
arcus is spelled A-R-C-U-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arcus means “A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in arcus?
| Letters | 5: A-R-C-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 arcus?
Arcus appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 arcus?
- US /ˈɑɹkəs/
- UK /ˈɑːkəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-arcus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with arcus?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as arcus from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹkəs/):
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).
What does arcus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea
- 2
A low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow
- 3
An elastic band around the base of the arolium, a pad at the end of the leg of certain insects
- 4
An arc-shaped band of thickened sexine extending between two apertures on a pollen grain or spore
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arcus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | arco |
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 arcus come from?
Borrowed from Latin arcus. Doublet of arc and arco. Distantly related to arrow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).