premaxilla
noun
premaxilla is spelled P-R-E-M-A-X-I-L-L-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, premaxilla means “Either of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of premaxilla is premaxillas or premaxillae.
How many letters and syllables are in premaxilla?
| Letters | 10: P-R-E-M-A-X-I-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 premaxilla?
Premaxilla appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 premaxilla
- premaxillas plural
- premaxillae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does premaxilla mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate premaxilla?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of premaxilla: premax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Premaxilla in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | premaxilar |
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 premaxilla come from?
From pre- + maxilla.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).