phalangeal
adjective, noun
phalangeal is spelled P-H-A-L-A-N-G-E-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, phalangeal means “Relating to a phalanx” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phalangeal?
| Letters | 10: P-H-A-L-A-N-G-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 phalangeal?
Phalangeal appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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).
Forms of phalangeal
- phalangeals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phalangeal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to a phalanx.
- 2
Relating to a phalange.
noun
- 1
rareSynonym of phalanx (“bone of a finger or toe”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phalangeal come from?
Probably from the stem of Latin phalanx + -eal (in laryngeal, pharyngeal). Compare earlier phalangal and rare New Latin phalangeus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).