culmen
noun
culmen is spelled C-U-L-M-E-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, culmen means “Top; summit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of culmen is culmens or culmina.
How many letters and syllables are in culmen?
| Letters | 6: C-U-L-M-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 culmen?
Culmen appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 culmen
- culmens plural
- culmina plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does culmen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Top; summit.
- 2
The dorsal ridge of a bird's bill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does culmen come from?
Borrowed from Latin culmen (“apex, acme”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).