osculum
noun
osculum is spelled O-S-C-U-L-U-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, osculum means “The main opening in a sponge from which water is expelled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of osculum is oscula.
How many letters and syllables are in osculum?
| Letters | 7: O-S-C-U-L-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 osculum?
Osculum appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 osculum
- oscula plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does osculum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteOne of the suckers on the head of a tapeworm.
- 2
The main opening in a sponge from which water is expelled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Osculum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense main opening in a sponge:
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 osculum come from?
Borrowed from Latin ōsculum (“little mouth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).