tegmental
adjective
tegmental is spelled T-E-G-M-E-N-T-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tegmental means “Of or pertaining to tegmentum, or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tegmental?
| Letters | 9: T-E-G-M-E-N-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 tegmental?
Tegmental appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 tegmental mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to tegmentum, or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon.
The projections to the frontal lobe that are damaged in schizophrenia originate in the ventral tegmental area.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tegmental come from?
From tegmentum + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).