petrosal
/pəˈtɹoʊ.səl/adjective, noun
petrosal is spelled P-E-T-R-O-S-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, petrosal means “Of great hardness; petrous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in petrosal?
| Letters | 8: P-E-T-R-O-S-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 petrosal?
Petrosal appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 petrosal?
- UK /pɪˈtɹəʊ.səl/
- UK /pɪˈtɹəʊ.sl̩/
- US /pəˈtɹoʊ.səl/
Petrosal has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with petrosal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as petrosal (/oʊsəl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: polestar.
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 petrosal
- petrosals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does petrosal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of great hardness; petrous.
- 2
Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone or the capsule of the inner ear.
noun
- 1
The petrous part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull, surrounding the inner ear.
- 2
The auditory capsule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does petrosal come from?
From Latin petrōsus (“full of rocks, rocky”) + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).