orbicularis
/ɔɹˌbɪk.jəˈlɛɹ.ɪs/noun
orbicularis is spelled O-R-B-I-C-U-L-A-R-I-S: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, orbicularis means “A muscle surrounding an opening” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of orbicularis is orbiculares.
How many letters and syllables are in orbicularis?
| Letters | 11: O-R-B-I-C-U-L-A-R-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 orbicularis?
Orbicularis appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 orbicularis?
- UK /ɔːˌbɪk.jʊˈlɑː.ɹɪs/
- US /ɔɹˌbɪk.jəˈlɛɹ.ɪs/
Orbicularis has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of orbicularis
- orbiculares plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does orbicularis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A muscle surrounding an opening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does orbicularis come from?
Borrowed from New Latin orbiculāris, clipping of mūsculus orbiculāris (“orbicular muscle”). Doublet of orbicular.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).