azygos
/eɪˈzaɪ.ɡəs/noun
azygos is spelled A-Z-Y-G-O-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, azygos means “In anatomy, a structure that is unpaired. This is relatively unusual, as most elements of anatomy reflect bilateral symmetry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in azygos?
| Letters | 6: A-Z-Y-G-O-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 azygos?
Azygos appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 azygos?
- /eɪˈzaɪ.ɡəs/
- /ˈæzəɡəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does azygos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In anatomy, a structure that is unpaired. This is relatively unusual, as most elements of anatomy reflect bilateral symmetry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does azygos come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄζυγος (ázugos, “unwedded, unpaired”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).