hominoid
/ˈhɑmənɔɪd/noun
hominoid is spelled H-O-M-I-N-O-I-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hominoid means “Any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hominoid is hominoids.
How many letters and syllables are in hominoid?
| Letters | 8: H-O-M-I-N-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 hominoid?
Hominoid appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 hominoid?
- UK /ˈhɒmənɔɪd/
- US /ˈhɑmənɔɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hominoid
- hominoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hominoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hominoid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ape:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | hominoideo, hominoide |
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 hominoid come from?
From Latin homin- + -oid, after scientific Latin Hominoidea (superfamily name).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).