hallux
/ˈhæləks/noun
hallux is spelled H-A-L-L-U-X: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hallux means “A big toe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hallux is halluces or halluxes.
How many letters and syllables are in hallux?
| Letters | 6: H-A-L-L-U-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 hallux?
Hallux appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 hallux?
- /ˈhæləks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hallux.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hallux
- halluces plural
- halluxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hallux mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A big toe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hallux in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense big toe:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | hallux |
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 hallux come from?
From Late Latin hallux, from Latin allus, hallus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).