gyrus
/ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəs/noun
gyrus is spelled G-Y-R-U-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gyrus means “A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gyrus is gyri or gyruses.
How many letters and syllables are in gyrus?
| Letters | 5: G-Y-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 gyrus?
Gyrus appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 gyrus?
- /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gyrus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gyrus
- gyri plural
- gyruses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gyrus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.
The sulci and gyri are the grooves and ridges, respectively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gyrus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense anatomy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | circonvolution cérébrale, gyrus |
| German | Gyrus |
| Portuguese | giro, circunvolução, convolução |
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 gyrus come from?
From Latin gȳrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros). Doublet of gyro and gyre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).