pleura
/ˈplʊɹ.ə/noun
pleura is spelled P-L-E-U-R-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pleura means “Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pleura is pleuras or pleurae.
How many letters and syllables are in pleura?
| Letters | 6: P-L-E-U-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pleura?
Pleura appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 pleura?
- UK /ˈplʊə.ɹə/
- US /ˈplʊɹ.ə/
Pleura has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-pleura.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pleura?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pleura from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɹə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pleura
- pleuras plural
- pleurae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleura mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.
The lungs […] may be said to be inclosed in separate bags, or to have distinct pleuras.
- 2
A lateral part in an animal body or structure.
- 3
plural of pleuron
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pleura in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense serous membrane that covers the lungs and thorax:
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 pleura come from?
From Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin pleura.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).