conterminous
/kənˈtɝ.mɪ.nəs/adjective
conterminous is spelled C-O-N-T-E-R-M-I-N-O-U-S: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, conterminous means “Alternative form of coterminous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conterminous?
| Letters | 12: C-O-N-T-E-R-M-I-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 conterminous?
Conterminous appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 conterminous?
- UK /kɒnˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/
- UK /kənˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/
- US /kənˈtɝ.mɪ.nəs/
Conterminous 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: En-us-conterminous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with conterminous?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as conterminous from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹmɪnəs/):
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 conterminous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of coterminous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does conterminous come from?
Borrowed from Latin conterminus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).