lemniscus
/lɛmˈnɪ.skəs/noun
lemniscus is spelled L-E-M-N-I-S-C-U-S: 9 letters. 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, lemniscus means “One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lemniscus is lemniscuses or lemnisci.
How many letters and syllables are in lemniscus?
| Letters | 9: L-E-M-N-I-S-C-U-S |
|---|---|
| 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 lemniscus?
Lemniscus 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 lemniscus?
- /lɛmˈnɪ.skəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lemniscus
- lemniscuses plural
- lemnisci plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lemniscus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
- 2
A woollen fillet attached to the back of crowns, diadems, etc.
- 3
A ribbon of fibers, especially of cerebral white nerve fibers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lemniscus come from?
Borrowed from Latin lēmniscus (“pendent ribbon”), from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnĭ́skos), from Λῆμνος (Lêmnos, “a Greek island Lemnos”) + -ίσκος (-ískos, “noun-forming diminutive suffix”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).