Malpighian
adjective
Malpighian is spelled M-A-L-P-I-G-H-I-A-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Malpighian means “Of, relating to, or discovered by Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Malpighian?
| Letters | 10: M-A-L-P-I-G-H-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 Malpighian?
Malpighian appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 Malpighian
- more Malpighian comparative
- most Malpighian superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Malpighian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or discovered by Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Malpighian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to, or discovered by Marcello Malpighi:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | malpighien |
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 Malpighian come from?
From Malpighi + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).