sacral
/ˈseɪkɹəl/adjective, noun
sacral is spelled S-A-C-R-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sacral means “Of the sacrum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sacral?
| Letters | 6: S-A-C-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 sacral?
Sacral appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 sacral?
- /ˈseɪkɹəl/
- /ˈsækɹəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sacral.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sacral2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sacral?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sacral.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rascal, scalar, lascar.
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 sacral
- more sacral comparative
- most sacral superlative
- sacrals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sacral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of the sacrum.
- 2
Sacred.
noun
- 1
Any of the sacral bones that make up the sacrum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sacral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sacral |
| German | Kreuzbein-, sakral |
| Spanish | sacro , sacral |
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 sacral come from?
From Modern Latin sacrālis, from Latin sacrum (“sacred, holy”) + -ālis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).