keratinous
adjective
keratinous is spelled K-E-R-A-T-I-N-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, keratinous means “Consisting of, or made from keratin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in keratinous?
| Letters | 10: K-E-R-A-T-I-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 keratinous?
Keratinous appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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).
Forms of keratinous
- more keratinous comparative
- most keratinous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keratinous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Consisting of, or made from keratin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keratinous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense consisting of keratin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | queratinoso |
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.