mammary
/ˈmæməɹi/adjective, noun
mammary is spelled M-A-M-M-A-R-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mammary means “Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mammary?
| Letters | 7: M-A-M-M-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mammary?
Mammary appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 mammary?
- /ˈmæməɹi/
Mammary has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mammary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mammary
- mammaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mammary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
mammary arteries and veins
noun
- 1
Synonym of mamma (“a milk-secreting organ of a woman or a female animal”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mammary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to mamma:
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 mammary come from?
From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).