brachial
/ˈbɹeɪkɪəl/adjective, noun
brachial is spelled B-R-A-C-H-I-A-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, brachial means “Pertaining or belonging to the arm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in brachial?
| Letters | 8: B-R-A-C-H-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 brachial?
Brachial appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 brachial?
- /ˈbɹeɪkɪəl/
- /ˈbɹækɪəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-brachial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of brachial
- brachials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brachial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining or belonging to the arm.
- 2
Of the nature of an arm.
noun
- 1
Denoting the upper valve of a brachiopod's shell
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brachial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining or belonging to the arm:
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 brachial come from?
Borrowed from Latin bracchialis, from bracchium (“arm”). Doublet of brachialis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).