pyriformis
/ˌpɪɹ.əˈfɔɹ.mɪs/noun
pyriformis is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of piriformis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled P-Y-R-I-F-O-R-M-I-S and has 4 syllables, and it appears about once in every 42 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of pyriformis is pyriformes.
What does pyriformis mean?
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of piriformis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce pyriformis?
- UK /ˌpɪ.ɹɪˈfɔː.mɪs/
- US /ˌpɪɹ.əˈfɔɹ.mɪs/
Pyriformis has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pyriformis
- pyriformes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is pyriformis?
Pyriformis appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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).
Where does pyriformis come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin pyrifōrmis, ellipsis of mūsculus pyrifōrmis (“pear-shaped muscle”). Doublet of pyriform.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).