cervix
/ˈsɝ.vɪks/noun
cervix is spelled C-E-R-V-I-X: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cervix means “The neck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cervix is cervixes or cervices.
How many letters and syllables are in cervix?
| Letters | 6: C-E-R-V-I-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cervix?
Cervix appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 cervix?
- UK /ˈsɜː.vɪks/
- US /ˈsɝ.vɪks/
Cervix has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cervix.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cervix
- cervixes plural
- cervices plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cervix mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The neck.
- 2
The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
- 3
The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate cervix?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of cervix: Cx.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cervix in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | col de l'utérus |
| German | Cervix uteri, Cervix, Zervix, Gebärmutterhals |
| Portuguese | cérvice, cérvix, colo do útero |
| Spanish | cérvix |
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 cervix come from?
Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).