gular
gul·ar/ˈɡ(j)ulɚ/adjective, noun
gular is spelled G-U-L-A-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables (gul·ar). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gular means “Particularly of an animal: of, pertaining to, or located at the gula (“the upper front of the neck next to the chin”) or the throat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gular?
| Letters | 5: G-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: gul·ar |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 gular?
Gular appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 gular?
- UK /ˈɡjuːlə/
- US /ˈɡ(j)ulɚ/
As a noun (“Synonym of cluster fig (“Ficus racemosa, a species of plant…”): /ˈɡuːlɑː/, /ˈɡulɑɹ/.
Gular has 2 syllables, split gul·ar in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gular.mp3, LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-gular.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gular?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gular from its last stressed vowel (/uləɹ/):
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 gular
- gulars plural
- goolar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Particularly of an animal: of, pertaining to, or located at the gula (“the upper front of the neck next to the chin”) or the throat.
noun
- 1
A plate or scale in the throat region of the body of a fish or reptile (especially a snake).
- 2
IndiaSynonym of cluster fig (“Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae; the edible fruit of this plant”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gular come from?
From gula (“upper throat”) + -ar (suffix forming adjectives). Gula is derived from Latin gula (“gullet, throat; palate”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).