membranaceous
adjective
membranaceous is spelled M-E-M-B-R-A-N-A-C-E-O-U-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, membranaceous means “Resembling or having properties of a membrane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in membranaceous?
| Letters | 13: M-E-M-B-R-A-N-A-C-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 membranaceous?
Membranaceous appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 membranaceous
- more membranaceous comparative
- most membranaceous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does membranaceous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
"Nay he confirms what his Antagonist has wrote, partly by History, and partly by Reason; affirming that himself in his own Garden found two little birds with membranaceous wings utterly devoid of Legs, their form was near to that of a Bat's
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Membranaceous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense resembling or having properties of a membrane:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | membranacé |
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 membranaceous come from?
From Latin membrānāceus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).