coracoid
noun, adjective
coracoid is spelled C-O-R-A-C-O-I-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coracoid means “Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coracoid is coracoids.
How many letters and syllables are in coracoid?
| Letters | 8: C-O-R-A-C-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 coracoid?
Coracoid appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 coracoid
- coracoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coracoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process
- 2
A small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates
adjective
- 1
hooked like the beak of a crow
- 2
Relating to the coracoid process
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coracoid come from?
From Latin corax + -oid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).