supraoccipital
adjective, noun
supraoccipital is spelled S-U-P-R-A-O-C-C-I-P-I-T-A-L: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, supraoccipital means “Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in supraoccipital?
| Letters | 14: S-U-P-R-A-O-C-C-I-P-I-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 supraoccipital?
Supraoccipital appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 supraoccipital
- supraoccipitals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supraoccipital mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput.
supraoccipital crest
- 2
Relating to the supraoccipital bone.
noun
- 1
A bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does supraoccipital come from?
From supra- + occipital.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).