patrilocal
adjective
patrilocal is spelled P-A-T-R-I-L-O-C-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, patrilocal means “living with the family of the husband” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in patrilocal?
| Letters | 10: P-A-T-R-I-L-O-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is patrilocal?
Patrilocal appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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).
What rhymes with patrilocal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as patrilocal.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: allopatric.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does patrilocal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
living with the family of the husband.
- 2
In which newly married couples live with the husband's family.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does patrilocal come from?
From patri- + local.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).