cuneus
noun
cuneus is spelled C-U-N-E-U-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cuneus means “A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cuneus is cunei.
How many letters and syllables are in cuneus?
| Letters | 6: C-U-N-E-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 cuneus?
Cuneus appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 cuneus
- cunei plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cuneus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
- 2
A wedge-shaped section of the forewing of certain heteropteran bugs.
- 3
One of a set of wedge-shaped divisions separated by stairways, found in the Ancient Roman theatre and in mediaeval architecture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cuneus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense portion of the occipital lobe:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | cuña |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cuneus come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin cuneus. Doublet of coign and coin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).