carnassial
/kəˈnɑːsɪəl/noun
carnassial is spelled C-A-R-N-A-S-S-I-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carnassial means “One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carnassial is carnassials.
How many letters and syllables are in carnassial?
| Letters | 10: C-A-R-N-A-S-S-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 carnassial?
Carnassial appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 carnassial?
- /kəˈnɑːsɪəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of carnassial
- carnassials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carnassial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carnassial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flesh shearing tooth of a carnivore:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | dente carniceiro |
| Spanish | muela carnicera |
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 carnassial come from?
From French carnass(ier) (“carnivorous”) + -ial, from Occitan carnassa, from carn + -assa (feminine form of Occitan -às), from Latin carn- + -āceus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).