scrotum
scro·tum/ˈskɹoʊ.təm/noun
scrotum is spelled S-C-R-O-T-U-M: 7 letters and 2 syllables (scro·tum). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scrotum means “The sac of skin and muscle that contains and protects the testicles in most placental mammals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scrotum is scrotums or scrota.
How many letters and syllables are in scrotum?
| Letters | 7: S-C-R-O-T-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: scro·tum |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th 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 scrotum?
Scrotum appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 scrotum?
- UK /ˈskɹəʊ.təm/
- US /ˈskɹoʊ.təm/
Scrotum has 2 syllables, split scro·tum in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scrotum.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-RGBLionGam3r17-scrotum.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scrotum?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scrotum from its last stressed vowel (/oʊtəm/):
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 scrotum
- scrotums plural
- scrota plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrotum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sac of skin and muscle that contains and protects the testicles in most placental mammals.
The female labia majora are homologous to the male scrotum.
- 2
The pouch or volva of certain fungi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scrotum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sac of skin that protects the testicles:
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 scrotum come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).