papillary
adjective
papillary is spelled P-A-P-I-L-L-A-R-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, papillary means “Having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in papillary?
| Letters | 9: P-A-P-I-L-L-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 papillary?
Papillary appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 papillary
- more papillary comparative
- most papillary superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does papillary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Papillary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having the properties of a papilla:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | papillaire |
| Spanish | papilar |
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 papillary come from?
From papilla + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).