plantarflexion
noun
plantarflexion is spelled P-L-A-N-T-A-R-F-L-E-X-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plantarflexion means “The act of plantarflexing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plantarflexion is plantarflexions.
How many letters and syllables are in plantarflexion?
| Letters | 14: P-L-A-N-T-A-R-F-L-E-X-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 plantarflexion?
Plantarflexion appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 plantarflexion
- plantarflexions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plantarflexion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of plantarflexing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plantarflexion come from?
From plantar + flexion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).