asterion
noun
asterion is spelled A-S-T-E-R-I-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, asterion means “The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of asterion is asterions or asteria.
How many letters and syllables are in asterion?
| Letters | 8: A-S-T-E-R-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 asterion?
Asterion appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 asterion?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-asterion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of asterion
- asterions plural
- asteria plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does asterion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does asterion come from?
From Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).