fundus
/ˈfʌn.dəs/noun
fundus is spelled F-U-N-D-U-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fundus means “The top, hollow portion of the uterus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fundus is fundi.
How many letters and syllables are in fundus?
| Letters | 6: F-U-N-D-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 fundus?
Fundus appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 fundus?
- /ˈfʌn.dəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fundus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fundus
- fundi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fundus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The top, hollow portion of the uterus.
- 2
The back, interior part of the eye, accommodating the retina and associated blood vessels, etc.
- 3
The uppermost hollow of the stomach, which in humans forms a bulge above where the oesophagus enters the stomach.
- 4
The deepest part of a sulcus, such as of the sulci of the human cerebral cortex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does fundus come from?
From Latin fundus (“bottom”). Doublet of fond and fund.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).