paraboloid
noun
paraboloid is spelled P-A-R-A-B-O-L-O-I-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paraboloid means “Short for elliptic paraboloid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paraboloid is paraboloids.
How many letters and syllables are in paraboloid?
| Letters | 10: P-A-R-A-B-O-L-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 paraboloid?
Paraboloid appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 paraboloid?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-paraboloid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of paraboloid
- paraboloids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paraboloid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Short for elliptic paraboloid
- 2
Short for hyperbolic paraboloid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paraboloid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense surface having parabolic cross sections and elliptic or hyperbolic cross section:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paraboloïde |
| Portuguese | paraboloide |
| Spanish | paraboloide |
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.