ctenoid
/ˈtiː.nɔɪd/adjective, noun
ctenoid is spelled C-T-E-N-O-I-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ctenoid means “Having a toothed margin, usually fish scales” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ctenoid?
| Letters | 7: C-T-E-N-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 ctenoid?
Ctenoid appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 ctenoid?
- /ˈtiː.nɔɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with ctenoid?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ctenoid.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: deontic.
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).
Forms of ctenoid
- more ctenoid comparative
- most ctenoid superlative
- ctenoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ctenoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a toothed margin, usually fish scales
- 2
Comb-like in shape.
noun
- 1
A ctenoidean.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ctenoid come from?
From cteno- + -oid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).