scutum
/ˈskjuːtəm/noun
scutum is spelled S-C-U-T-U-M: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scutum means “An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scutum is scuta or scutums.
How many letters and syllables are in scutum?
| Letters | 6: S-C-U-T-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 scutum?
Scutum appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 scutum?
- /ˈskjuːtəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scutum.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scutum
- scuta plural
- scutums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scutum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army.
- 2
A scute.
- 3
A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum).
- 4
One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
- 5
The kneecap.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scutum come from?
Borrowed from Latin scūtum (“shield”). Doublet of escudo, scudo, scute, and écu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).