sacculus
/ˈsæk.jəl.əs/noun
sacculus is spelled S-A-C-C-U-L-U-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sacculus means “UK form of saccule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sacculus is sacculi.
How many letters and syllables are in sacculus?
| Letters | 8: S-A-C-C-U-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 sacculus?
Sacculus appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 sacculus?
- UK /ˈsak.jʊl.əs/
- US /ˈsæk.jəl.əs/
Sacculus has 3 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 sacculus?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sacculus from its last stressed vowel (/ækjələs/):
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 sacculus
- sacculi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sacculus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body.
- 2
UKUK form of saccule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sacculus come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin sacculus (“a little sack or bag”), diminutive of saccus (“a sack, bag, purse”). Doublet of saccule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).