trilateral
/ˌtrɪˈlæ.təɹ.əl/adjective
trilateral is spelled T-R-I-L-A-T-E-R-A-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trilateral means “Having three sides” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trilateral?
| Letters | 10: T-R-I-L-A-T-E-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is trilateral?
Trilateral appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 trilateral?
- US /ˌtrɪˈlæ.təɹ.əl/
- US [ˌtrɪˈlæ.ɾɚ.əl]
Trilateral has 4 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)-Qwertygiy-trilateral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trilateral?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trilateral from its last stressed vowel (/ætəɹəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does trilateral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having three sides
- 2
Involving three parties
The trilateral peace conference, between the red faction, blue faction and white faction, went nowhere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trilateral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | trilateral |
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 trilateral come from?
Borrowed from New Latin trilaterālis or from tri- + lateral.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).