pelorus
/pɪˈlɔːɹəs/noun
pelorus is spelled P-E-L-O-R-U-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pelorus means “A device used to take a bearing on a distant object” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pelorus is peloruses.
How many letters and syllables are in pelorus?
| Letters | 7: P-E-L-O-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 pelorus?
Pelorus appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 pelorus?
- /pɪˈlɔːɹəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with pelorus?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pelorus.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: leprous.
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).
Forms of pelorus
- peloruses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pelorus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device used to take a bearing on a distant object.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pelorus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device to take bearing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Taximètre |
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 pelorus come from?
Reportedly the name of Hannibal's pilot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).