thighbone
noun
thighbone is spelled T-H-I-G-H-B-O-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thighbone means “The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thighbone is thighbones.
How many letters and syllables are in thighbone?
| Letters | 9: T-H-I-G-H-B-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 thighbone?
Thighbone appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 thighbone?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thighbone.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thighbone
- thighbones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thighbone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thighbone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense femur:
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 thighbone come from?
From late Middle English. Equivalent to thigh + bone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).