iliac
/ˈɪliæk/adjective
iliac is spelled I-L-I-A-C: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, iliac means “Relating to the ilium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in iliac?
| Letters | 5: I-L-I-A-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 iliac?
Iliac appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 iliac?
- /ˈɪliæk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-iliac.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does iliac mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to the ilium.
adjective
- 1
Relating to ancient Ilium, or Troy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Iliac in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
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 iliac come from?
From French iliaque, from Late Latin īliacus, Latin īlium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).