rhombencephalon
/ɹɒmbɛnˈsɛfəlɒn/noun
rhombencephalon is spelled R-H-O-M-B-E-N-C-E-P-H-A-L-O-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rhombencephalon means “The hindbrain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rhombencephalon is rhombencephalons or rhombencephala.
How many letters and syllables are in rhombencephalon?
| Letters | 15: R-H-O-M-B-E-N-C-E-P-H-A-L-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is rhombencephalon?
Rhombencephalon appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 rhombencephalon?
- /ɹɒmbɛnˈsɛfəlɒn/
- /ɹɒmbɛnˈkɛfəlɒn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of rhombencephalon
- rhombencephalons plural
- rhombencephala plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rhombencephalon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The hindbrain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rhombencephalon come from?
From rhomb + encephalon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).