crustaceous
/kɹʌsˈteɪʃəs/adjective
crustaceous is spelled C-R-U-S-T-A-C-E-O-U-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crustaceous means “Resembling a crustacean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crustaceous?
| Letters | 11: C-R-U-S-T-A-C-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 crustaceous?
Crustaceous appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 crustaceous?
- /kɹʌsˈteɪʃəs/
Crustaceous has 3 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).
Forms of crustaceous
- more crustaceous comparative
- most crustaceous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crustaceous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling a crustacean.
- 2
Hard, thin and brittle.
a crustaceous lichen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).