entorhinal
adjective
entorhinal is spelled E-N-T-O-R-H-I-N-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, entorhinal means “Of or relating to that part of the brain within the rhinal cortex, or to the entorhinal cortex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in entorhinal?
| Letters | 10: E-N-T-O-R-H-I-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 entorhinal?
Entorhinal appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 entorhinal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to that part of the brain within the rhinal cortex, or to the entorhinal cortex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Entorhinal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating the part of the brain within the rhinal cortex:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | entorrinal |
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 entorhinal come from?
From ento- + rhinal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).