semilunar
adjective, noun
semilunar is spelled S-E-M-I-L-U-N-A-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, semilunar means “Shaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in semilunar?
| Letters | 9: S-E-M-I-L-U-N-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 semilunar?
Semilunar appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 semilunar
- semilunars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does semilunar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Shaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped.
noun
- 1
The lunate bone, or semilunar bone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does semilunar come from?
From semi- + lunar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).