pecten
/ˈpɛktɪn/noun
pecten is a noun meaning “The pubic bone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled P-E-C-T-E-N, and it appears about once in every 26 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of pecten is pectens or pectines.
What does pecten mean?
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
- 2
The pubic bone.
- 3
A comb structure.
- 4
Short for pecten oculi
- 5
One of the genus Pecten of scallops.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce pecten?
- /ˈpɛktɪn/
- /ˈpɛktən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pecten
- pectens plural
- pectines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is pecten?
Pecten appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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).
Where does pecten come from?
From Latin pecten (“comb”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).