digastric
/daɪˈɡæ.stɹɪk/adjective, noun
digastric is spelled D-I-G-A-S-T-R-I-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, digastric means “Having two bellies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in digastric?
| Letters | 9: D-I-G-A-S-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| 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 digastric?
Digastric 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).
How do you pronounce digastric?
- /daɪˈɡæ.stɹɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of digastric
- digastrics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does digastric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having two bellies.
- 2
Of, relating to, or being a digastric muscle.
the digastric muscle of the lower jaw
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of digastric muscle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Digastric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a pair of muscles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | digástrico |
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 digastric come from?
Borrowing from New Latin digastricus, from di- (“twice, doubly”) + gastricus (“gastric”); equivalent to di- + gastric. Doublet of digastricus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).