pleuron
/ˈplʊɹɑn/noun
pleuron is spelled P-L-E-U-R-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pleuron means “A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pleuron is pleura.
How many letters and syllables are in pleuron?
| Letters | 7: P-L-E-U-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 pleuron?
Pleuron appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 pleuron?
- US /ˈplʊɹɑn/
- US /ˈpluɹɑn/
- US /ˈplɝɑn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pleuron.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pleuron?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pleuron from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɹɑn/):
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 pleuron
- pleura plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleuron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pleuron come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλευρόν (pleurón, “rib, side”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).