pronotum
noun
pronotum is spelled P-R-O-N-O-T-U-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pronotum means “The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pronotum is pronota.
How many letters and syllables are in pronotum?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-N-O-T-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th 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 pronotum?
Pronotum appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th 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 pronotum
- pronota plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pronotum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pronotum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pronotum |
| Spanish | pronoto |
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 pronotum come from?
From pro- + notum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).