coccygeal
/kɑkˈsɪdʒ.i.əl/adjective
coccygeal is spelled C-O-C-C-Y-G-E-A-L: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, coccygeal means “Relating to the coccyx” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coccygeal?
| Letters | 9: C-O-C-C-Y-G-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 coccygeal?
Coccygeal appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 coccygeal?
- UK /kɒkˈsɪdʒ.i.əl/
- UK /kɒkˈsaɪ.dʒi.əl/
- US /kɑkˈsɪdʒ.i.əl/
Coccygeal has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-coccygeal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does coccygeal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to the coccyx
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coccygeal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to the coccyx:
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 coccygeal come from?
From coccyx + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).