suboccipital
adjective, noun
suboccipital is spelled S-U-B-O-C-C-I-P-I-T-A-L: 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, suboccipital means “Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in suboccipital?
| Letters | 12: S-U-B-O-C-C-I-P-I-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| 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 suboccipital?
Suboccipital 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).
Forms of suboccipital
- suboccipitals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suboccipital mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput.
noun
- 1
colloquialAny of the group of suboccipital muscles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suboccipital in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense situated under, or posterior to, the occiput:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | suboccipital |
| Spanish | suboccipital |
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 suboccipital come from?
From sub- + occipital.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).