obex
/ˈoʊˌbɛks/noun
obex is spelled O-B-E-X: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, obex means “A small, crescentic fold of white matter that covers the inferior angle of the floor of the fourth ventricle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of obex is obices.
How many letters and syllables are in obex?
| Letters | 4: O-B-E-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 obex?
Obex appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 obex?
- UK /ˈəʊ.bɛks/
- US /ˈoʊˌbɛks/
Obex has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-obex.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of obex
- obices plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obex mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small, crescentic fold of white matter that covers the inferior angle of the floor of the fourth ventricle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does obex come from?
From Latin obex (“barrier, wall”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).