cutaneous
/kjuˈteɪniəs/adjective
cutaneous is spelled C-U-T-A-N-E-O-U-S: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cutaneous means “Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cutaneous?
| Letters | 9: C-U-T-A-N-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cutaneous?
Cutaneous appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 cutaneous?
- UK /kjuːˈteɪniəs/
- US /kjuˈteɪniəs/
- Australia /kjʉːˈtæɪniəs/
Cutaneous has 4 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). Recordings: En-au-cutaneous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cutaneous?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cutaneous from its last stressed vowel (/eɪniəs/):
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 cutaneous
- cutaneious
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cutaneous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.
Near-synonyms: epidermal, epidermo-
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cutaneous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, or relating to the skin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cutané, épidermique, dermatologique |
| German | Haut- |
| Portuguese | cutâneo |
| Spanish | cutáneo, dermatológico, epidérmico |
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 cutaneous come from?
From New Latin cutaneus, from Latin cutis (“skin”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).