glenoid
/ˈɡliːnɔɪd/noun, adjective
glenoid is spelled G-L-E-N-O-I-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glenoid means “A shallow depression in a bone, especially in the scapula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glenoid is glenoids.
How many letters and syllables are in glenoid?
| Letters | 7: G-L-E-N-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 glenoid?
Glenoid appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 glenoid?
- /ˈɡliːnɔɪd/
- /ˈɡlɛnɔɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glenoid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glenoid
- glenoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glenoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A shallow depression in a bone, especially in the scapula.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to this depression.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glenoid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shallow depression in a bone:
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 glenoid come from?
From Ancient Greek γληνοειδής (glēnoeidḗs, “socket like”), equivalent to From glene + -oid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).