arteriole
noun
arteriole is spelled A-R-T-E-R-I-O-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arteriole means “One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arteriole is arterioles.
How many letters and syllables are in arteriole?
| Letters | 9: A-R-T-E-R-I-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 arteriole?
Arteriole appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 arteriole?
- UK
- General-American
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Ashby-de-la-pooch-arteriole.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-arteriole.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of arteriole
- arterioles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arteriole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arteriole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense arteriole:
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 arteriole come from?
From French artériole, from Latin arteriola, from Latin artēria.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).