periglacial
peri·gla·cial/pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/adjective
periglacial is spelled P-E-R-I-G-L-A-C-I-A-L: 11 letters and 3 syllables (peri·gla·cial). It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, periglacial means “Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in periglacial?
| Letters | 11: P-E-R-I-G-L-A-C-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: peri·gla·cial |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 periglacial?
Periglacial appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 periglacial?
- /pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/
Periglacial has 3 syllables, split peri·gla·cial in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does periglacial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Periglacial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | periglaciar |
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 periglacial come from?
From peri- + glacial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).