canaliculus
/ˌkænəˈlɪkjələs/noun
canaliculus is spelled C-A-N-A-L-I-C-U-L-U-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, canaliculus means “Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of canaliculus is canaliculi.
How many letters and syllables are in canaliculus?
| Letters | 11: C-A-N-A-L-I-C-U-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 canaliculus?
Canaliculus appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 canaliculus?
- US /ˌkænəˈlɪkjələs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with canaliculus?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as canaliculus from its last stressed vowel (/ɪkjələs/):
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 canaliculus
- canaliculi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does canaliculus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does canaliculus come from?
From Latin canāliculus (“small channel, pipe or gutter”), diminutive of canālis (“channel; pipe, gutter”), from canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).