styloid
/ˈstaɪ.lɔɪd/adjective, noun
styloid is spelled S-T-Y-L-O-I-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, styloid means “Resembling a stylus or pen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in styloid?
| Letters | 7: S-T-Y-L-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 styloid?
Styloid appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 styloid?
- /ˈstaɪ.lɔɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-styloid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of styloid
- styloids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does styloid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling a stylus or pen.
- 2
Of or pertaining to the styloid process.
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of styloid process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Styloid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to the styloid process:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | styloïde |
| Spanish | estiloides, estiloideo |
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 styloid come from?
From style or stylus + -oid (“-like, resembling”). Compare Ancient Greek στῡλοειδής (stūloeidḗs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).