calvarium
/kælˈvɛɹi.əm/noun
calvarium is spelled C-A-L-V-A-R-I-U-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calvarium means “The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calvarium is calvariums or calvaria.
How many letters and syllables are in calvarium?
| Letters | 9: C-A-L-V-A-R-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is calvarium?
Calvarium appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 calvarium?
- UK /kælˈvɛəɹi.əm/
- US /kælˈvɛɹi.əm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with calvarium?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as calvarium from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹiəm/):
- herbarium
- terrarium
- fusarium
- honorarium
- samarium
- imaginarium
- vivarium
- columbarium
- armamentarium
- oceanarium
- seaquarium
- legendarium
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of calvarium
- calvariums plural
- calvaria plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calvarium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calvarium come from?
From Latin calvāria (“skull”), from calva, from calvus (“bald”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).