baculum
/ˈbæk.jə.ləm/noun
baculum is spelled B-A-C-U-L-U-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, baculum means “A bone found in the penis of some placental mammals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of baculum is baculums or bacula.
How many letters and syllables are in baculum?
| Letters | 7: B-A-C-U-L-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 baculum?
Baculum appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 baculum?
- /ˈbæk.jə.ləm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of baculum
- baculums plural
- bacula plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baculum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bone found in the penis of some placental mammals.
- 2
A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Baculum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bone found in the penis of some mammals:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | baculum, os pénien |
| German | Penisknochen |
| Portuguese | báculo |
| Spanish | báculo, hueso peniano |
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 baculum come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin baculum (“stick, staff, sceptre, cudgel”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).