cingulum
/ˈsɪŋɡjələm/noun
cingulum is spelled C-I-N-G-U-L-U-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cingulum means “The girdle of an alb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cingulum is cingula or cinguli.
How many letters and syllables are in cingulum?
| Letters | 8: C-I-N-G-U-L-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 cingulum?
Cingulum appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 cingulum?
- /ˈsɪŋɡjələm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cingulum.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cingulum
- cingula plural
- cinguli plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cingulum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The girdle of an alb.
- 2
A collection of white matter fibers projecting from the cingulate gyrus to the entorhinal cortex in the brain, allowing for communication between components of the limbic system.
- 3
A ridge that girdles the base of an upper molar tooth.
- 4
A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.
- 5
The clitellus of earthworms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cingulum come from?
Borrowed from Latin cingulum (“girdle”), from cingō (“to gird”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).