prothorax
noun
prothorax is spelled P-R-O-T-H-O-R-A-X: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prothorax means “The anterior segment of the insect thorax; it carries the first pair of legs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prothorax is prothoraxes or prothoraces.
How many letters and syllables are in prothorax?
| Letters | 9: P-R-O-T-H-O-R-A-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is prothorax?
Prothorax appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 prothorax?
Prothorax has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of prothorax
- prothoraxes plural
- prothoraces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prothorax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The anterior segment of the insect thorax; it carries the first pair of legs.
Holonym: thorax
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prothorax in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the anterior part of the insect thorax:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prothorax |
| German | Prothorax |
| Portuguese | protórax |
| Spanish | protórax |
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 prothorax come from?
From pro- + thorax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).