colliculus
noun
colliculus is spelled C-O-L-L-I-C-U-L-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, colliculus means “A small elevation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of colliculus is colliculi.
How many letters and syllables are in colliculus?
| Letters | 10: C-O-L-L-I-C-U-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 colliculus?
Colliculus appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 colliculus
- colliculi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does colliculus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small elevation.
Near-synonym: monticulus (geographical or anatomical)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does colliculus come from?
From Latin colliculus, diminutive of collis (“hill”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).