cephalad
/ˈsɛfəlæd/adverb
cephalad is spelled C-E-P-H-A-L-A-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, cephalad means “Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cephalad?
| Letters | 8: C-E-P-H-A-L-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 cephalad?
Cephalad appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 cephalad?
- /ˈsɛfəlæd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-cephalad.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cephalad
- more cephalad comparative
- most cephalad superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cephalad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cephalad come from?
From cephal- + -ad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).