clavicular
cla·vic·u·lar/klæˈvɪk.jə.lɚ/adjective
clavicular is spelled C-L-A-V-I-C-U-L-A-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables (cla·vic·u·lar). It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clavicular means “Of or relating to the clavicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clavicular?
| Letters | 10: C-L-A-V-I-C-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: cla·vic·u·lar |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is clavicular?
Clavicular appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 clavicular?
- UK /kləˈvɪk.jʊ.lə/
- US /klæˈvɪk.jə.lɚ/
- US /kləˈvɪk.jəl.ɚ/
Clavicular has 4 syllables, split cla·vic·u·lar in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clavicular.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with clavicular?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clavicular from its last stressed vowel (/ɪkjələɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does clavicular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the clavicle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clavicular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to the clavicle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | claviculaire |
| German | klavikular |
| Portuguese | clavicular |
| Spanish | clavicular |
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 clavicular come from?
From clavicle + -ar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).