postorbital
adjective, noun
postorbital is spelled P-O-S-T-O-R-B-I-T-A-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, postorbital means “Behind the orbit of the eye” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in postorbital?
| Letters | 11: P-O-S-T-O-R-B-I-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 postorbital?
Postorbital appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 postorbital
- post-orbital
- postorbitals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postorbital mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Behind the orbit of the eye.
the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles
noun
- 1
A postorbital bone or scale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does postorbital come from?
From post- + orbital.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).