glossopharyngeal
/ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ).fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/adjective, noun
glossopharyngeal is spelled G-L-O-S-S-O-P-H-A-R-Y-N-G-E-A-L: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, glossopharyngeal means “Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glossopharyngeal?
| Letters | 16: G-L-O-S-S-O-P-H-A-R-Y-N-G-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is glossopharyngeal?
Glossopharyngeal appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 glossopharyngeal?
- UK /ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ).fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/
- UK /ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ).fəˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/
- UK /ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ)ˌfa.ɹənˈd͡ʒiː.əl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with glossopharyngeal?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as glossopharyngeal from its last stressed vowel (/ɪndʒiəl/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of glossopharyngeal
- glossopharyngeals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glossopharyngeal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx.
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of glossopharyngeal nerve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glossopharyngeal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to the tongue and the pharynx:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | glosofaríngeo |
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 glossopharyngeal come from?
From glosso- + pharyngeal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).