hindbrain
noun
hindbrain is spelled H-I-N-D-B-R-A-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hindbrain means “The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla; the rhombencephalon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hindbrain is hindbrains.
How many letters and syllables are in hindbrain?
| Letters | 9: H-I-N-D-B-R-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 hindbrain?
Hindbrain appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 hindbrain?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hindbrain.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hindbrain
- hindbrains plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hindbrain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla; the rhombencephalon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hindbrain in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hindbrain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rhombencéphale, cerveau postérieur |
| German | Rautenhirn |
| Portuguese | rombencéfalo |
| Spanish | rombencéfalo |
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 hindbrain come from?
From hind + brain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).