dorsolateral
adjective
dorsolateral is spelled D-O-R-S-O-L-A-T-E-R-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dorsolateral means “Of, pertaining to, or situated on both the back and the side” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dorsolateral?
| Letters | 12: D-O-R-S-O-L-A-T-E-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 dorsolateral?
Dorsolateral appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 dorsolateral
- more dorsolateral comparative
- most dorsolateral superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dorsolateral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or situated on both the back and the side.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dorsolateral come from?
From dorso- + lateral.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).