postocular
adjective, noun
postocular is spelled P-O-S-T-O-C-U-L-A-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, postocular means “Situated behind the eyes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in postocular?
| Letters | 10: P-O-S-T-O-C-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 postocular?
Postocular appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 postocular
- postoculars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postocular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Situated behind the eyes.
noun
- 1
Any of the scales lying directly behind and in contact with the eye of a reptile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does postocular come from?
From post- + ocular.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).