frons
/fɹɑnz/noun
frons is a noun meaning “In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-R-O-N-S, and it appears about once in every 16 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of frons is frontes.
What does frons mean?
noun
- 1
In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
- 2
The front part of the epicranium or head capsule of many insects; generally speaking, the area below or between the antennae and above the clypeus. Typically it lies between the genal or "cheek" areas on either side of the head.
- 3
(of Diptera) The postfrons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce frons?
- UK /fɹɒnz/
- US /fɹɑnz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of frons
- frontes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is frons?
Frons appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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).
Where does frons come from?
Borrowed from Latin frōns (“the forehead, brow, front”). Doublet of front.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).