ligamentous
/lɪɡ.əˈmɛn.təs/adjective
ligamentous is spelled L-I-G-A-M-E-N-T-O-U-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ligamentous means “Of or pertaining to ligaments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ligamentous?
| Letters | 11: L-I-G-A-M-E-N-T-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 ligamentous?
Ligamentous appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 ligamentous?
- /lɪɡ.əˈmɛn.təs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ligamentous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does ligamentous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to ligaments.
- 2
Forming part of a ligament.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ligamentous come from?
From ligament + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).