scaphoid
adjective, noun
scaphoid is spelled S-C-A-P-H-O-I-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, scaphoid means “Shaped like a boat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scaphoid?
| Letters | 8: S-C-A-P-H-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 scaphoid?
Scaphoid appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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).
Forms of scaphoid
- more scaphoid comparative
- most scaphoid superlative
- scaphoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scaphoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Shaped like a boat.
noun
- 1
Carpal navicular bone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scaphoid come from?
From Latin scaphoides, from Ancient Greek σκᾰφοειδής (skăphoeidḗs, “like a bowl, hollow”), from σκᾰ́φη (skắphē, “boat, trough, bowl”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).