submaxillary
adjective
submaxillary is spelled S-U-B-M-A-X-I-L-L-A-R-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, submaxillary means “Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in submaxillary?
| Letters | 12: S-U-B-M-A-X-I-L-L-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 submaxillary?
Submaxillary appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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).
What does submaxillary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary.
- 2
Of or pertaining to the submaxillary gland.
submaxillary saliva
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does submaxillary come from?
From sub- + maxillary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).