periapical
adjective, noun
periapical is spelled P-E-R-I-A-P-I-C-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, periapical means “Surrounding an apex (especially of a tooth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in periapical?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-I-A-P-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 periapical?
Periapical appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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).
Forms of periapical
- periapicals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does periapical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Surrounding an apex (especially of a tooth).
noun
- 1
A radiograph of the area surrounding the apex of a tooth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does periapical come from?
From peri- + apical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).