retropharyngeal
/ˌɹɛ.tɹəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/adjective
retropharyngeal is spelled R-E-T-R-O-P-H-A-R-Y-N-G-E-A-L: 15 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, retropharyngeal means “Located behind the pharynx” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in retropharyngeal?
| Letters | 15: R-E-T-R-O-P-H-A-R-Y-N-G-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 retropharyngeal?
Retropharyngeal appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 retropharyngeal?
- UK /ˌɹɛ.tɹəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/
- UK /ˌɹɛ.tɹəʊ.fa.ɹɪnˈd͡ʒiː.əl/
- UK /ˌɹɛ.tɹəʊ.fa.ɹənˈd͡ʒiː.əl/
Retropharyngeal has 6 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with retropharyngeal?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as retropharyngeal from its last stressed vowel (/ɪndʒiəl/, British pronunciation):
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).
What does retropharyngeal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Located behind the pharynx.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does retropharyngeal come from?
Mid 19th century from retro- + pharyngeal, after French rétro-pharyngien.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).