plantigrade
plan·ti·grade/ˈplæntəˌɡɹeɪd/adjective, noun
plantigrade is spelled P-L-A-N-T-I-G-R-A-D-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables (plan·ti·grade). It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, plantigrade means “Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in plantigrade?
| Letters | 11: P-L-A-N-T-I-G-R-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: plan·ti·grade |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 plantigrade?
Plantigrade appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 plantigrade?
- UK /ˈplæntɪɡɹeɪd/
- US /ˈplæntəˌɡɹeɪd/
- US [ˈpleə̯ɾ̃əˌɡɹeɪ̯d]
Plantigrade has 3 syllables, split plan·ti·grade in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-plantigrade.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plantigrade
- plantigrades plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plantigrade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
noun
- 1
A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plantigrade in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | plantigrade |
| Spanish | plantígrado |
| German | Fersengänger, Sohlengänger |
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 plantigrade come from?
From French plantigrade, from Latin planta (“sole of the foot”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from *pleh₂- (“flat”)) + -grade, from Latin gradus (“pace, step”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).