premolar
/ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/noun, adjective
premolar is spelled P-R-E-M-O-L-A-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, premolar means “A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of premolar is premolars.
How many letters and syllables are in premolar?
| Letters | 8: P-R-E-M-O-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 premolar?
Premolar appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 premolar?
- US /ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/
- UK /ˈpriːməʊlə/
- UK /ˈpriːməʊləɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-premolar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of premolar
- premolars plural
- praemolar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does premolar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.
adjective
- 1
Before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development; deciduous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Premolar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tooth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prémolaire, bicuspide |
| German | Prämolar, Vormahlzahn |
| Portuguese | pré-molar |
| Spanish | bicúspide |
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 premolar come from?
Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).