sebaceous
/səˈbeɪ.ʃəs/adjective
sebaceous is spelled S-E-B-A-C-E-O-U-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sebaceous means “Of or relating to fat, sebum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sebaceous?
| Letters | 9: S-E-B-A-C-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 sebaceous?
Sebaceous appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th 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 sebaceous?
- US /səˈbeɪ.ʃəs/
Sebaceous has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-sebaceous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sebaceous?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sebaceous from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃəs/):
- tenacious
- audacious
- herbaceous
- ostentatious
- efficacious
- rapacious
- pugnacious
- loquacious
- perspicacious
- argillaceous
- contumacious
- pertinacious
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).
What does sebaceous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to fat, sebum.
- 2
Oozing fat.
- 3
Tallowy, waxy.
a sebaceous plant secretion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sebaceous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to fat, sebum:
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 sebaceous come from?
Borrowed from Latin sebaceus (whence -aceous), from Latin sebum, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out”), which Proto-Germanic *saipǭ ("soap") is also derived from.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).