ceratopsian
adjective, noun
ceratopsian is spelled C-E-R-A-T-O-P-S-I-A-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ceratopsian means “Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ceratopsian?
| Letters | 11: C-E-R-A-T-O-P-S-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 ceratopsian?
Ceratopsian appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 ceratopsian
- ceratopsians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ceratopsian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
Triceratops is a ceratopsian dinosaur.
noun
- 1
Any member of this suborder
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ceratopsian come from?
From translingual Ceratops + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).