phalange
/ˈfeɪlændʒ/noun
phalange is spelled P-H-A-L-A-N-G-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. 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, phalange means “Synonym of phalanx (“one of the bones of the finger or toe”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phalange is phalanges.
How many letters and syllables are in phalange?
| Letters | 8: P-H-A-L-A-N-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is phalange?
Phalange 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 phalange?
- UK /ˈfælændʒ/
- UK /fəˈlændʒ/
- US /ˈfeɪlændʒ/
Phalange has 2 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-phalange.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-phalange2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of phalange
- phalanges plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phalange mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteSynonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”).
- 2
Synonym of phalanx (“one of the bones of the finger or toe”).
- 3
Any of the joints of an insect's tarsus.
- 4
A bundle of stamens joined by their filaments.
- 5
A phalanstery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phalange come from?
From Middle English phalange, from Middle French phalange, from Old French phalange, from Latin phalanx (accusative phalangem), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx). Doublet of phalanx, planch, plancha, planche, and plank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).