gluteus
noun
gluteus is spelled G-L-U-T-E-U-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gluteus means “Any of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gluteus is gluteuses or glutei.
How many letters and syllables are in gluteus?
| Letters | 7: G-L-U-T-E-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 gluteus?
Gluteus appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 gluteus?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-gluteus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gluteus
- gluteuses plural
- glutei plural
- glutæus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gluteus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.
- 2
informalslangShort for gluteus maximus, either of a pair of large muscles in the human buttocks.
I'm going to kick your gluteus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gluteus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (anatomy) one of the several muscles of nates:
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 gluteus come from?
From New Latin glūtæus, from Ancient Greek γλουτός (gloutós, “rump, buttock”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).