supraorbital
/ˌsu.pɹəˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/adjective, noun
supraorbital is spelled S-U-P-R-A-O-R-B-I-T-A-L: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, supraorbital means “Located immediately above the eye sockets, where in humans the eyebrows are located” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in supraorbital?
| Letters | 12: S-U-P-R-A-O-R-B-I-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is supraorbital?
Supraorbital appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 supraorbital?
- UK /ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.əl/
- UK /ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.l̩/
- US /ˌsu.pɹəˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/
Supraorbital has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with supraorbital?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as supraorbital from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹbətl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of supraorbital
- supraorbitals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supraorbital mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Located immediately above the eye sockets, where in humans the eyebrows are located.
noun
- 1
An ossification above the eye sockets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Supraorbital in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense located immediately above the eye sockets:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | supraorbitario |
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 supraorbital come from?
From supra- + orbital.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).