iliacus
i·li·a·cus/ɪˈlaɪ.ə.kəs/noun
iliacus is spelled I-L-I-A-C-U-S: 7 letters and 4 syllables (i·li·a·cus). It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, iliacus means “A flat triangular muscle that fills the iliac fossa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of iliacus is iliaci.
How many letters and syllables are in iliacus?
| Letters | 7: I-L-I-A-C-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: i·li·a·cus |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 iliacus?
Iliacus appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 iliacus?
- UK /ɪˈlʌɪ.ə.kəs/
- US /ɪˈlaɪ.ə.kəs/
Iliacus has 4 syllables, split i·li·a·cus in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of iliacus
- iliaci plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does iliacus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flat triangular muscle that fills the iliac fossa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).