buccinator
/ˈbʌk.səˌneɪ.tɚ/noun
buccinator is spelled B-U-C-C-I-N-A-T-O-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, buccinator means “A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of buccinator is buccinators or buccinatores.
How many letters and syllables are in buccinator?
| Letters | 10: B-U-C-C-I-N-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 buccinator?
Buccinator appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 buccinator?
- UK /ˈbʌk.sɪn.eɪ.tə/
- US /ˈbʌk.səˌneɪ.tɚ/
Buccinator has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of buccinator
- buccinators plural
- buccinatores plural
- bucinator
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buccinator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
Until now there has been no definitive anatomical study describing the area where the parotid duct enters the buccinator muscle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Buccinator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | buccinador |
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 buccinator come from?
Borrowed from Latin buccinātor (“trumpeter”), from buccinō (“blow the trumpet”) + -tor (“-ator, -er”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).