dorsoventrally
adverb
dorsoventrally is spelled D-O-R-S-O-V-E-N-T-R-A-L-L-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, dorsoventrally means “In a dorsoventral manner; (in humans): from the back of the body to the front” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dorsoventrally?
| Letters | 14: D-O-R-S-O-V-E-N-T-R-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 dorsoventrally?
Dorsoventrally appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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).
What does dorsoventrally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a dorsoventral manner; (in humans): from the back of the body to the front.
While most fish are laterally compressed, humans are dorsoventrally compressed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dorsoventrally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a dorsoventral manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | dorsoventralmente |
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 dorsoventrally come from?
From dorsoventral + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).