cuniculus
noun
cuniculus is spelled C-U-N-I-C-U-L-U-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cuniculus means “A burrow or low underground passage, such as a rabbit warren, mine, or catacomb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cuniculus is cuniculi.
How many letters and syllables are in cuniculus?
| Letters | 9: C-U-N-I-C-U-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 cuniculus?
Cuniculus appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 cuniculus
- cuniculi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cuniculus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A burrow or low underground passage, such as a rabbit warren, mine, or catacomb.
- 2
A burrow in the skin made by a mite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cuniculus come from?
Borrowed from Latin cunīculus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).