coaxial
/koʊˈæk.sɪi.əl/adjective, noun
coaxial is spelled C-O-A-X-I-A-L: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, coaxial means “Having a common central axis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coaxial?
| Letters | 7: C-O-A-X-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 coaxial?
Coaxial appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 coaxial?
- UK /kəʊˈæk.sɪi.əl/
- US /koʊˈæk.sɪi.əl/
Coaxial has 4 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)-Flame,_not_lame-coaxial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with coaxial
Also written: co-axial (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of coaxial
- co-axial
- coaxials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coaxial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a common central axis
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of coaxial cable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate coaxial?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of coaxial: coax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coaxial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a common central axis:
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 coaxial come from?
From co- + axial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).