scleractinian
/ˌsklɪəɹækˈtɪniən/adjective, noun
scleractinian is spelled S-C-L-E-R-A-C-T-I-N-I-A-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, scleractinian means “Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the corals of the order Scleractinia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scleractinian?
| Letters | 13: S-C-L-E-R-A-C-T-I-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 scleractinian?
Scleractinian 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 scleractinian?
- /ˌsklɪəɹækˈtɪniən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of scleractinian
- more scleractinian comparative
- most scleractinian superlative
- scleractinians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scleractinian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the corals of the order Scleractinia.
noun
- 1
Any of the corals of the order Scleractinia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scleractinian come from?
From Translingual Scleractinia + English -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).