thyroglossal
adjective
thyroglossal is spelled T-H-Y-R-O-G-L-O-S-S-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, thyroglossal means “Of or pertaining to the thyroglossal duct” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thyroglossal?
| Letters | 12: T-H-Y-R-O-G-L-O-S-S-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 thyroglossal?
Thyroglossal appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 thyroglossal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the thyroglossal duct
a thyroglossal carcinoma
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).