placental
adjective, noun
placental is spelled P-L-A-C-E-N-T-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, placental means “Of or pertaining to the placenta” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in placental?
| Letters | 9: P-L-A-C-E-N-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 placental?
Placental appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 placental?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-placental.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of placental
- placentals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does placental mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the placenta.
- 2
Pertaining to the Placentalia, comprising of mammals that are not marsupials or monotremes.
noun
- 1
A mammal of the infraclass Placentalia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Placental in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to placenta:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | placentaire |
| Portuguese | placentário |
| Spanish | placentario |
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 placental come from?
From post-classical Latin placentalis, corresponding to placenta + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).