peritoneal
/ˌpɛrətəˈni.əl/adjective
peritoneal is spelled P-E-R-I-T-O-N-E-A-L: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, peritoneal means “Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in peritoneal?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-I-T-O-N-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 peritoneal?
Peritoneal appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 peritoneal?
- US /ˌpɛrətəˈni.əl/
- UK /ˌpɛrɪtəˈniːəl/
Peritoneal has 5 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-peritoneal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with peritoneal?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as peritoneal from its last stressed vowel (/iəl/):
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 peritoneal
- peritonaeal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peritoneal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peritoneal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to or affecting the peritoneum:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | péritonéal |
| Portuguese | peritoneal |
| Spanish | peritoneal |
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 peritoneal come from?
From peritone(um) + -al. Compare New Latin peritonaeālis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).