pentadactyl
adjective
pentadactyl is spelled P-E-N-T-A-D-A-C-T-Y-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pentadactyl means “Having five digits on a limb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pentadactyl?
| Letters | 11: P-E-N-T-A-D-A-C-T-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 pentadactyl?
Pentadactyl appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 does pentadactyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having five digits on a limb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pentadactyl in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense anatomy: having five digits on a limb:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pentadactyle |
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 pentadactyl come from?
From penta- + -dactyl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).