brain stem
noun
brain stem is spelled B-R-A-I-N-S-T-E-M: 9 letters. As a noun, brain stem means “The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the cerebrum and the rest of the forebrain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brain stem is brain stems.
How many letters and syllables are in brain stem?
| Letters | 9: B-R-A-I-N-S-T-E-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| 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 do you pronounce brain stem?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-brain_stem.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with brain stem
Also written: brainstem (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of brain stem
- brain stems plural
- brainstem
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brain stem mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the cerebrum and the rest of the forebrain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brain stem in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tronc cérébral |
| German | Hirnstamm |
| Portuguese | tronco cerebral |
| Spanish | tronco del encéfalo, tallo cerebral, tallo encefálico |
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.