perineum
/ˌpɛɹ.ɪˈni.əm/noun
perineum is spelled P-E-R-I-N-E-U-M: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perineum means “The region between the genitalia and anus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perineum is perineums or perinea.
How many letters and syllables are in perineum?
| Letters | 8: P-E-R-I-N-E-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 perineum?
Perineum appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 perineum?
- UK /ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈniː.əm/
- US /ˌpɛɹ.ɪˈni.əm/
- /ˌpɛɹ.əˈniː.əm/
Perineum has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-perineum.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with perineum?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as perineum from its last stressed vowel (/iəm/):
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 perineum
- perineums plural
- perinea plural
- perinaeum
- perinæum
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perineum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The region between the genitalia and anus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perineum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense noun:
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 perineum come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin perinaeum, from Ancient Greek περίναιον (perínaion, “space between the anus and scrotum”), from Ancient Greek περίνεος, περίνεοι (períneos, períneoi, “male genitals”), itself from earlier Ancient Greek περίς (perís, “penis”) through influence from Ancient Greek πηρίς (pērís, “scrotum”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).