ethmoidal
/ɛθˈmɔɪ.dəl/adjective
ethmoidal is spelled E-T-H-M-O-I-D-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ethmoidal means “Of or pertaining to the ethmoid bone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ethmoidal?
| Letters | 9: E-T-H-M-O-I-D-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 ethmoidal?
Ethmoidal appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 ethmoidal?
- /ɛθˈmɔɪ.dəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ethmoida.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does ethmoidal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the ethmoid bone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ethmoidal come from?
From ethmoid (noun) + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).