salivary
/ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/adjective, noun
salivary is spelled S-A-L-I-V-A-R-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, salivary means “Relating to saliva” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in salivary?
| Letters | 8: S-A-L-I-V-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 salivary?
Salivary appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 salivary?
- US /ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/
- UK /səˈlaɪvəɹi/
- UK /ˈsælɪvəɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-salivary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of salivary
- salivaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salivary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to saliva.
noun
- 1
A salivary gland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Salivary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to saliva:
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 salivary come from?
From saliva + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).