tibial
/ˈtɪbi.əl/adjective, noun
tibial is spelled T-I-B-I-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tibial means “Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tibial?
| Letters | 6: T-I-B-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th 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 tibial?
Tibial appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 tibial?
- /ˈtɪbi.əl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-tibial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tibial
- tibials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tibial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
tibial plateau
- 2
Of or relating to a pipe or flute.
noun
- 1
A tibial bone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tibial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Of or pertaining to a tibia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tibial |
| German | Schienbein-, Tibia-, Tibialis- |
| Spanish | tibial |
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 tibial come from?
From Latin tībiālis, equivalent to tibia + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).