suspensory
adjective, noun
suspensory is spelled S-U-S-P-E-N-S-O-R-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, suspensory means “Held in suspension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in suspensory?
| Letters | 10: S-U-S-P-E-N-S-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 suspensory?
Suspensory appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 suspensory
- more suspensory comparative
- most suspensory superlative
- suspensories plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suspensory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Held in suspension.
- 2
Holding in suspension.
- 3
Suspensive.
- 4
Doubtful.
noun
- 1
The suspensory ligament.
- 2
A kind of bandage.
- 3
A jockstrap.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suspensory in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense medical bandage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | suspensoir |
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 suspensory come from?
From suspense + -ory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).