jejunum
/dʒɪˈdʒuːnəm/noun
jejunum is spelled J-E-J-U-N-U-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jejunum means “The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jejunum is jejuna or jejunums.
How many letters and syllables are in jejunum?
| Letters | 7: J-E-J-U-N-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 jejunum?
Jejunum appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 jejunum?
- UK /dʒɪˈdʒuːnəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jejunum.wav, JejunumUSPronunc.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jejunum
- jejuna plural
- jejunums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jejunum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jejunum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense central of the three divisions of the small intestine:
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 jejunum come from?
Borrowed from Latin iēiūnum, neuter of iēiūnus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).