calcaneum
noun
calcaneum is spelled C-A-L-C-A-N-E-U-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calcaneum means “The calcaneus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calcaneum is calcaneums or calcanea.
How many letters and syllables are in calcaneum?
| Letters | 9: C-A-L-C-A-N-E-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 calcaneum?
Calcaneum appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 calcaneum
- calcaneums plural
- calcanea plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calcaneum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The calcaneus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calcaneum come from?
Borrowed from Latin calcāneum, from Latin calx, calcis (“heel”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).