cadaver
ca·dav·er/kəˈdæv.ə(ɹ)/noun
cadaver is spelled C-A-D-A-V-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables (ca·dav·er). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cadaver means “A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cadaver is cadavers or cadavera.
How many letters and syllables are in cadaver?
| Letters | 7: C-A-D-A-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ca·dav·er |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 cadaver?
Cadaver appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 cadaver?
- UK /kəˈdæv.ə(ɹ)/
- UK /kəˈdɑːv.ə(ɹ)/
- UK /kəˈdeɪ.və(ɹ)/
Cadaver has 3 syllables, split ca·dav·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-cadaver.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cadaver
- cadavers plural
- cadavera plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cadaver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
He and his best friend saw a cadaver and ran screaming.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cadaver in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a dead body:
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 cadaver come from?
From Middle English cadaver, from Latin cadāver.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).