dorsiflexion
noun
dorsiflexion is spelled D-O-R-S-I-F-L-E-X-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dorsiflexion means “Flexion in the dorsal direction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dorsiflexion is dorsiflexions.
How many letters and syllables are in dorsiflexion?
| Letters | 12: D-O-R-S-I-F-L-E-X-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 dorsiflexion?
Dorsiflexion appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 dorsiflexion
- dorsiflexions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dorsiflexion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Flexion in the dorsal direction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dorsiflexion come from?
From dorsi- + flexion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).