fusiform
adjective
fusiform is spelled F-U-S-I-F-O-R-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fusiform means “Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fusiform?
| Letters | 8: F-U-S-I-F-O-R-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 fusiform?
Fusiform appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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).
Forms of fusiform
- more fusiform comparative
- most fusiform superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fusiform mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
Fusobacteria are fusiform bacilli (spindled rods).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fusiform in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense spindle-shaped:
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 fusiform come from?
From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).