bulbus
noun
bulbus is spelled B-U-L-B-U-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bulbus means “Bulb (e.g., flower bulb, body part)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bulbus is bulbi.
How many letters and syllables are in bulbus?
| Letters | 6: B-U-L-B-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 bulbus?
Bulbus appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 bulbus
- bulbi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bulbus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Bulb (e.g., flower bulb, body part).
- 2
Ellipsis of bulbus oculi.
- 3
Ellipsis of bulbus oculi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bulbus come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin bulbus (“bulb”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).