psoas
pso·as/ˈsoʊ.əs/noun
psoas is spelled P-S-O-A-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables (pso·as). 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, psoas means “Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of psoas is psoae or psoai.
How many letters and syllables are in psoas?
| Letters | 5: P-S-O-A-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pso·as |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is psoas?
Psoas 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 psoas?
- UK /ˈsəʊ.əs/
- US /ˈsoʊ.əs/
- US /ˈsoʊ.æs/
Psoas has 2 syllables, split pso·as in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-psoas.wav, En-us-psoas.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with psoas?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as psoas from its last stressed vowel (/oʊəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of psoas
- psoae plural
- psoai plural
- psoases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does psoas mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Psoas in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense muscle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | psoas |
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 psoas come from?
From Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas, “of the muscle of the loins”), genitive singular of ψόα (psóa).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).