petroglyph
pe·tro·glyph/ˈpɛ.tɹəˌɡlɪf/noun
petroglyph is spelled P-E-T-R-O-G-L-Y-P-H: 10 letters and 3 syllables (pe·tro·glyph). It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, petroglyph means “A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of petroglyph is petroglyphs.
How many letters and syllables are in petroglyph?
| Letters | 10: P-E-T-R-O-G-L-Y-P-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pe·tro·glyph |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 petroglyph?
Petroglyph appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 petroglyph?
- UK /ˈpɛ.tɹəˌɡlɪf/
- UK /ˈpɛ.tɹəʊˌɡlɪf/
- US /ˈpɛ.tɹəˌɡlɪf/
Petroglyph has 3 syllables, split pe·tro·glyph in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-petroglyph.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of petroglyph
- petroglyphs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does petroglyph mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Petroglyph in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pétroglyphe |
| German | Petroglyphe |
| Portuguese | petróglifo |
| Spanish | petroglifo |
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 petroglyph come from?
From French pétroglyphe, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”) + γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carved work”). By surface analysis, petro- + glyph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).