occlusal
adjective, noun
occlusal is spelled O-C-C-L-U-S-A-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, occlusal means “On the side of a tooth which mates with the opposing tooth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in occlusal?
| Letters | 8: O-C-C-L-U-S-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st 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 occlusal?
Occlusal appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st 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 occlusal
- occlusals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does occlusal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
On the side of a tooth which mates with the opposing tooth.
- 2
Of or relating to occlusion.
noun
- 1
occlusion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Occlusal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | oclusal |
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.