cicatricial
adjective
cicatricial is spelled C-I-C-A-T-R-I-C-I-A-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cicatricial means “Relating to or caused by a scar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cicatricial?
| Letters | 11: C-I-C-A-T-R-I-C-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 cicatricial?
Cicatricial appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 cicatricial
- cicatrical
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cicatricial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to or caused by a scar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cicatricial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to a scar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cicatriciel |
| Portuguese | cicatricial |
| Spanish | cicatricial |
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 cicatricial come from?
From cicatrix + -ial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).