binominal
adjective, noun
binominal is spelled B-I-N-O-M-I-N-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, binominal means “Consisting of two names” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in binominal?
| Letters | 9: B-I-N-O-M-I-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 binominal?
Binominal appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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).
Forms of binominal
- binominals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does binominal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Consisting of two names.
- 2
Pertaining to the noun binomen.
- 3
Pertaining to the nomenclature system for the rank of species in biological taxonomy.
The principle of binominal nomenclature is important in the ICZN.
noun
- 1
A scientific name, at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
- 2
A construct involving two nouns or two names.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does binominal come from?
Borrowed from Latin binōminis (“having two names”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).