tetragonal
/tɛˈtɹæɡənəl/
"tetragonal" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tetragonal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having four sides, like a tetragon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tetragonal · tetragonal · English
tetragonal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tetragonal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /tɛˈtɹæɡənəl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tetragonal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tetragonal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /tɛˈtɹæɡənəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for tetragonal in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From tetragon + -al. The correct English form is tetragonal, spelled T-E-T-R-A-G-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Having four sides, like a tetragon.
- 2Having two equal axes and one unequal, and all angles 90°.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tetragonal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The eight normals of the tetragonal scalenohedron may carry the eight faces of a semiform in other ways than asymmetrically as regards the systematic planes.
Etymology
From tetragon + -al.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.