navicula
noun
navicula is spelled N-A-V-I-C-U-L-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, navicula means “A thurible in the shape of a boat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of navicula is naviculae.
How many letters and syllables are in navicula?
| Letters | 8: N-A-V-I-C-U-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 navicula?
Navicula appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 navicula
- naviculae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does navicula mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thurible in the shape of a boat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does navicula come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin nāvicula.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).