triliteral
adjective, noun
triliteral is spelled T-R-I-L-I-T-E-R-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, triliteral means “Consisting of three letters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in triliteral?
| Letters | 10: T-R-I-L-I-T-E-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 triliteral?
Triliteral appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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).
Forms of triliteral
- triliterals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does triliteral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Consisting of three letters.
noun
- 1
A word root in an Afroasiatic language that consists of three letters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Triliteral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense regarding Afroasiatic roots:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | trilítero, triliteral, trilátero, triconsonántico |
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 triliteral come from?
From tri- + Latin lītera (“letter”) + English -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).