edentulous
/iˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/adjective
edentulous is spelled E-D-E-N-T-U-L-O-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, edentulous means “Toothless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in edentulous?
| Letters | 10: E-D-E-N-T-U-L-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 edentulous?
Edentulous appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 edentulous?
- UK /iːˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/
- US /iˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/
- US /iˈdɛn.t͡ʃʊ.ləs/
Edentulous has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-edentulous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does edentulous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Toothless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does edentulous come from?
Latin edentulus, which is in turn derived from the prefix e-, meaning "without", and the word dens, meaning "tooth."
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).