branchial
/ˈbɹæŋ.ki.əl/adjective, noun
branchial is spelled B-R-A-N-C-H-I-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, branchial means “Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in branchial?
| Letters | 9: B-R-A-N-C-H-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 branchial?
Branchial appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 branchial?
- /ˈbɹæŋ.ki.əl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-branchial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of branchial
- branchials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does branchial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise.
noun
- 1
A branchial arch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Branchial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, pertaining to or resembling gills:
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 branchial come from?
From New Latin branchialis, from Latin branchiae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).