hilar
/ˈhaɪ.lə(ɹ)/adjective
hilar is spelled H-I-L-A-R: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hilar means “Relating to or near a hilum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hilar?
| Letters | 5: H-I-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 hilar?
Hilar appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 hilar?
- /ˈhaɪ.lə(ɹ)/
As an adjective (“Clipping of hilarious”): /hɪˈlɛə(ɹ)/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hilar.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hilar2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hilar
- more hilar comparative
- most hilar superlative
- hilair
- hilare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hilar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to or near a hilum.
- 2
colloquialClipping of hilarious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hilar come from?
From hilum + -ar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).