pyriform
/ˈpɪɹ.əˌfɔɹm/adjective, noun
pyriform is an adjective meaning “Pear-shaped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled P-Y-R-I-F-O-R-M and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 31 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does pyriform mean?
adjective
- 1
Pear-shaped.
noun
- 1
A pyriform object.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce pyriform?
- UK /ˈpɪ.ɹɪ.fɔːm/
- US /ˈpɪɹ.əˌfɔɹm/
Pyriform has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pyriform.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pyriform
- more pyriform comparative
- most pyriform superlative
- piriform
- pyriforms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is pyriform?
Pyriform appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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).
Pyriform in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pear-shaped:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | piriforme |
| German | birnenförmig |
| Spanish | piriforme |
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 pyriform come from?
Borrowing from New Latin pyrifōrmis, from pyrum (“a pear”) + -fōrmis (“-form, -shaped”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of pyriformis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).