tibia
/ˈtɪbiə/noun
tibia is spelled T-I-B-I-A: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tibia means “The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tibia is tibias or tibiae.
How many letters and syllables are in tibia?
| Letters | 5: T-I-B-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tibia?
Tibia appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 tibia?
- /ˈtɪbiə/
Tibia has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-tibia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tibia
- tibias plural
- tibiae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tibia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone.
- 2
The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.
- 3
The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.
- 4
A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tibia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of ancient flute:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Tibia |
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 tibia come from?
Borrowed from Latin tībia (“shin bone, leg”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).