ocellus
/əʊˈsɛləs/noun
ocellus is spelled O-C-E-L-L-U-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ocellus means “A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ocellus is ocelli.
How many letters and syllables are in ocellus?
| Letters | 7: O-C-E-L-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 ocellus?
Ocellus appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 ocellus?
- /əʊˈsɛləs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ocellus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ocellus
- ocelli plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ocellus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.
- 2
An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ocellus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense simple eye consisting of a single lens:
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 ocellus come from?
From Latin ocellus (“little eye”), from oculus (“eye”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).