pelvis
/ˈpɛlvɪs/noun
pelvis is spelled P-E-L-V-I-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pelvis means “The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pelvis is pelvises or pelves.
How many letters and syllables are in pelvis?
| Letters | 6: P-E-L-V-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pelvis?
Pelvis appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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 pelvis?
- /ˈpɛlvɪs/
Pelvis has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pelvis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pelvis
- pelvises plural
- pelves plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pelvis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
Meronyms: hip bone, os coxae; sacrum; coccyx
- 2
The pelvic region of the human body.
Elvis was swinging his pelvis around and the ladies were swooning.
- 3
A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter.
Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, cornu
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pelvis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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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 pelvis come from?
From Latin pēlvis (“basin”), from Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology uncertain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).